NBC News: Gabriele Magni, associate professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University and director of the school’s LGBTQ+ Politics Research Initiative, agreed with Maril, adding that using a more vague phrase like “sanctity of marriage” allows the party to avoid explicitly excluding LGBTQ Republican voters, while also satisfying conservative and religious voters.
Source: NBC News
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