GOP presidential hopeful Fred Karger
has said that President Barack Obama should run on his gay rights
record.
Karger joined Rachel Maddow on her
MSNBC show on Friday.
When Maddow asked if Obama's support
for gay rights was an asset, Karger, who is openly gay, answered in
the affirmative.
“Absolutely. You know, we're seeing
the poll numbers that have changed so dramatically in the last five
years, where a majority of Americans now support gay marriage, not
just, you know, repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'”
Karger gave the president a C+ on gay
rights.
“He could have worked a little harder
on the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' We had to rely on Susan
Collins of Maine and Joe Lieberman, but it got done. We're making
progress.”
Karger also weighed in on the recent
string of gay marriage victories.
“The state legislatures should be
making these decisions. Should not be left to the will of the
people. This is a civil rights issue,” he said. (Watch
the entire interview at MSNBC.)