Republicans Try Dodging As Contraception And Marriage Equality Work Against Them

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Tue, 09/16/2014 - 10:03am

Virginia Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie Democrats have the advantage on cultural issues as the midterm elections approach—and for proof, all you have to do is watch Republicans try not to talk about them: When Senator Mark Warner, a first-term Democrat, and his Republican opponent, Ed Gillespie, met for their first debate this summer, it was Mr.

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