Republicans for Marriage Equality, Threatened With Smear Campaign

The anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM) vows to spend $500,000 on a primary campaign against any Republican who votes for marriage equality in the New York state senate, Ben Smith at Politico.com reported yesterday. NOM also pledged general election assistance to Democrats who vote against the bill, with all help coming from its newly formed NOM PAC New York.

NOM currently has these action centers set up in Maine, New Hampshire, Iowa, and several other states that have recently shown their commitment to equal rights and anti-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In addition to the centers, NOM has a radio station, and has launched several television ads in support of their message. The group claims to have raised more than $6 million since it was created in 2007, with nearly $2 million devoted to Prop 8 in California.