The LGBT community becomes a battleground as Obama tries to undercut Hillary's gay support.
By Kerry Eleveld
An Advocate.com exclusive posted March 4, 2008
Barack Obama’s troops have been making a push in the LGBT communities of both Ohio and Texas to cut into Hillary Clinton’s long-standing support among gays and lesbians before Tuesday's critical primary vote.
“Our goal was to really deputize the members of our steering committee to organize our community in the major metropolitan areas of those states,” said Eric Stern, an Edwards-turned-Obama supporter who has been overseeing LGBT field organizing in Ohio and Texas for the Obama campaign. Polls show the two candidates in a statistical dead heat in Texas, while Clinton has anywhere from 5- to 10-point edge in Ohio.
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