Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Two of Tennessee’s top Republicans say they’re not softening on the issue of gay marriage. Both Senator Bob Corker and Governor Bill Haslam said little, other than that it should be left up to the states.
A Republican senator from Illinois just became the second to come out in favor of gay marriage, along with a string of Democrats this year. But Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee argues it should be up to each state:
“I support where our state is – I haven’t changed my positions as it relates to marriage, and again, I support where our state is and I’m in the same place.”
Tennessee code limits marriage to one man and one woman. Corker’s personal friend, Governor Haslam, echoed his sentiment:
“I think the way that Tennessee recognizes marriage is what I would say as well.”
A recent poll by Middle Tennessee State University showed 60 percent of the state opposes gay marriage, while only one in four favors it.
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