Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) becomes the first Republican House Co-Sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill that would repeal DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act.

One of the big factors or mysteries of the GOP presidential primary context. Virtually all the polling data available says Mitt Romney is a substantially stronger candidate against President Obama than Rick Perry. But Republican voters don’t agree. They consistently say Perry is more likely to beat President Obama.