On Feb. 13, the day that Washington legalized gay marriage, the seventh state to do so, Santorum visited on a campaign swing. And he didn鈥檛 mince words.
鈥淚 think it waters down marriage and I don鈥檛 think that鈥檚 what we need,鈥� Santorum said in a meeting with state GOP lawmakers in Olympia. 鈥淲e need to have a national consensus on this, a national debate. I believe we should move forward with a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.鈥�
Santorum has said a constitutional amendment would invalidate the same-sex marriages already in effect.
But the former senator doesn鈥檛 just preach to the choir. After doing well (and eventually winning) the Iowa caucuses, where social conservatives dominate the GOP electorate, he went on to the more socially liberal New Hampshire. While appearing at a convention of college students in Concord, before that state鈥檚 Jan. 10 primary, he was booed after a lengthy exchange on gay marriage.
At one point, Santorum compared same-sex marriage to polygamy, according to ABC News.
鈥淪o anyone can marry anybody else? So if that鈥檚 the case, then everyone can marry several people 鈥� so you can be married to five people. Is that OK?鈥� Santorum asked.
鈥淣ot what she鈥檚 asking!鈥� a student yelled.
