Scott Walker’s Family Thinks He's Wrong On Gay Marriage

While on the 2016 campaign trail, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was asked about the recent gay marriage ruling by the Supreme Court. Governor Walker was very clear on his opinion of the SCOTUS ruling, saying it was, "a grave mistake." Unfortunately, not everyone in Scott Walker's family agrees. Cenk Uygur, host The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

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"Republican would-be presidential candidates are stuck in a precarious position when it comes to gay rights. On one hand, the public at large is increasingly supportive of gay rights. On the other hand, the Republican base is increasingly hysterical about the issue. Keeping your base placated while showing a more moderate side to the general public is a tricky needle to thread. So it's not surprising that Scott Walker's wife, Tonette Walker, is talking about her sons' support of same-sex marriage—and implying she tends to agree with them.

“It’s hard for me because I have a cousin who I love dearly—she is like a sister to me—who is married to a woman, her partner of 18 years,” Tonette Walker told the Washington Post, after describing her efforts to reconcile her pro-gay sons to her anti-gay husband. The Walker family falls right in line with national trends that show women support gay marriage more than men and that young Republicans support same-sex marriage while their elders reject it."*

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