Richard Grenell, who served briefly as national security and foreign affairs spokesman for the Romney campaign before resigning earlier this month, argues that there is a place for gay Americans in the conservative movement in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. In the op-ed, Grenell takes issue with what he said are calls for gay Republicans not to be “too visible or too involved in party politics.”
Grenell says that while he agrees with President Obama on gay marriage, it’s not the issue that will decide his vote, or should decide anyone’s vote. “Like many voters, I rarely agree with a candidate’s every position,” he writes. “I can support Mr. Romney for president but not agree with all of his stated policies. I can be proud of President Obama’s personal support for gay marriage and still take exception to his dismal national-security and economic records.”
“While there are many reasons not to vote to re-elect President Obama,” Grenell writes, “gay marriage is not one of those issues. National and economic security absolutely are.”
