Advocate.com – By Kerry Eleveld
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign rolled out a new swath of 40 national LGBT supporters, adding to the original list of about 60 queer supporters it announced last year. (The new list is available at the end of this article).
“This continues to show the momentum that the Obama camp is demonstrating in all different slices of the electorate,” said Eric Stern, who has been actively courting gays and lesbians to join the Obama team.
Stern said the new additions would be reaching out to people based on their particular spheres of influence – be they elected officials, transgender activists, or union leaders. “This isn’t just a list,” he said, “it’s a group of individuals, all of whom are highly skilled and bring a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge to the campaign.”