"The young lady I'm looking about running against, Senator Gillibrand, who I know and like, she flipped on this and I might add President Obama is not in favor of marriage equality...So in some ways I have a better position than the president on this."—Former Congressperson Harold Ford, who is looking to mount a primary challenge to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and thus seeking to shore up his liberal credentials. And he apparently thinks the way to do that is by showing support for same-sex marriage and using demeaning, misogynistic language in the same breath.
The "young lady," Senator Gillibrand, is four years Ford's senior.
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