Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 02/07/07 1:30 pm:
One of the dynamics in the last election that was overlooked was the influence that rich gay activists had in defeating candidates like Rick Santorum. The 'Gill Action Fund',founded by multi-millionaire Tim Gill ;the founder of software company 'Quark Inc'was very active behind the scenes in defeating candidates that don't tow the gay agenda.

He was very successful in the recent elections .On Election Day, fifty of the seventy targeted candidates were defeated.

A lenghty expose about Gill can be found in this months Atlantic Monthly

Signaling that he has no plans to slow down, Gill Action Fund, is opening up shop in Washington, D.C. The new office will be led by a bipartisan team of traditional gay activist from the Democratic left and log cabin Republicans. Something to keep an eye on the the 2008 election cycle