candidate who voted for a gay marriage like bill may lose election due to it (support, Senate)

[NY Jew]

from the NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/ny...race.html?_r=2

He generated support from the staunchly Orthodox communities who did not favor Mr. Fidler’s support of same-sex marriage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/ny...-counters.html

He took advantage of two growing and politically conservative communities in Brooklyn — Orthodox Jews, who related to Mr. Storobin’s position against same-sex marriage, and Russians, who were eager to elect a young candidate who spoke their language.

rabbis forbid voting for Fidler
http://go.communitym.com/Kol_Koreh_N...ction_2012.pdf