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. . . Bush strategists think they can ride that train without endangering votes in the center. So far, the President has punted on a constitutional amendment banning gay unions and remains mum on "civil unions" -- state laws giving gay couples many of the same rights as married heterosexuals. "Politically he's playing it very well<\/b>," says Patrick Basham, senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute.<\/p>
"He's against gay marriage, which keeps the base with him and helps with turnout, but he also emphasizes that one should be tolerant of that lifestyle, so he doesn't alienate the moderate, suburban female voter." . . .<\/p>","author":"Mike McNAmee","parent_id":76857,"mime_type":"text\/html","created":"2003-08-13 17:17:10","modified":"2003-08-13 17:17:10","fileurl":""}]}