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Crunch the numbers: Romney does well with wealthy, not so much with working class

The Washington Post reported this morning that in both Michigan and Ohio, “voters making more than $100,000 per year turn[ed] out in much higher numbers this year than they did in 2008″:

In 2008, 22 percent of GOP primary voters in Michigan made at least $100,000, and that group made up 21 percent of the electorate in Ohio, according to exit polls. This year, 33 percent of voters in Michigan made that much money, while 30 percent of Ohio voters did. In both cases, the number of wealthy voters grew by about 50 percent — a pretty stunning increase in that demographic over just a four-year span.

In both states, Romney won among those making more than $100,000 by 14 points, even though he lost among all other income demographics.

A ThinkProgress analysis of exit/entrance polls from the 14 states that have conducted them shows that Romney consistently does best among those earning more than $100,000 or $200,000 a year, while more often than not losing among middle- and working-class voters.

The only states where this wasn’t true were Massachusetts, his home state where he served as governor, and Virginia, where Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich weren’t even on the ballot.

Read more at ThinkProgress.com

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Los Angeles Mayor: Democratic platform should include marriage equality

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, expressed his support for a marriage equality plank in the party platform in an interview with Politico.

Said Villaraigosa: “I do, I think it’s basic to who we are. I believe in family values and I believe that we all ought to be able to have a family and marry if you want to. I don’t think the government should be in that business of denying people the fundamental right to marry.”

At least 18 senators have expressed support for adding marriage equality to the platform.  Freedom to Marry launched a campaign to that end last month.
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Kylie Minogue: Mardi Gras and Marriage Equality

During her appearance at Australia’s Mardi Gras, Kylie Minogue expressed her opposition to Australia’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying “Of course I believe that it should be legalised. I always say, love is love is love,” according to the Herald-Sun.

In recent months, several major names from the entertainment field have expressed support for marriage equality in Australia including Hugh Jackman and Olivia Newton-John.

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Mitt Romney camp: Nomination is an “impossibility” for Santorum and Gingrich

The morning after a mixed Super Tuesday victory, Romney campaign strategists made a bold new case: He’s inevitable.

“The nomination is an impossibility for Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich,” said one aide, adding that “they would have to ben the laws of reality” to pull off a win at this stage.

Strategists noted that for Santorum to clinch the nomination, he would need to win 65 percent of the remaining delegates—so far, he’s won only 22.

For Gingrich, the path to the nomination is even steeper: he’d have to win 70 percent of remaining delegates, while he’s only won 14 percent so far.

“It’s going to take some kind of act of God to get where they need to get to the nomination,” the aide said.

Mitt Romney, on the other hand, needs to win only 48 percent of the remaining delegates—and he’s won 52 percent to date.
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Billy Porter and cast of GREASE: “Beauty School Dropout”

How I love me some Billy Porter!

I posted recently about Billy is set to star in the upcoming Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” where I’m sure he’ll stop the show. But he’s been a show-stopper on Broadway for a long time.

Billy killed it every night as the “Teen Angel” in the 1994 revival of GREASE. So smart that the director knew to let Billy do “what Billy does.” If you’re going to remake a classic, it’s creative and brave to go in a whole different direction – which they do here.

I loved seeing Billy do this. Seriously, it’s difficult to believe that Billy wasn’t nominated for a Featured Actor Tony Award that year.

Watch and enjoy.

Sing Billy!

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Broadway Backwards 2012 – video footage

BROADWAY BACKWARDS 7, the once-a-year celebration of the gay and lesbian community, raised a record-breaking $329,000 on Monday, March 5, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. This year’s spectacular total surpassed last year’s previous record of $281,200. Check out BroadwayWorld’s exclusive footage of the big event!

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New Jersey: Marriage equality could pump $119 million into economy

A new study from the Williams Institute finds that New Jersey could generate as much as $119 million in just the first three years of marriage equality, including as much as $8 million in pure tax revenue.

By vetoing the legislation, Gov. Chris Christie (R) deprived his entire state of that economic benefit, but the legislature has until the end of 2013 to overturn that veto.
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President Obama versus GOP candidates

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Although it’s very, very early I was curious to see the most recent polls regarding head-to-head match ups between President Obama and Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

According to the Real Clear Politics Averages, President Obama is leading Mitt Romney in polls by an average of 5.1%

And polls show President Obama leading Rick Santorum by an average of 6.8%.

Head over to Real Clear Politics to see a round-up of the latest polls.  Great resource.