Ohio state treasurer Josh Mandel (R), who accepts donations from Nazi reenactors, is trying to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) by catering to the far right of his party. Speaking to about 300 people at a Tea Party rally on Tuesday, Mandel said he is fighting Brown on the issue of marriage equality, promising to “protect the sanctity of marriage,” and adding, “This is a fight that I will never, ever back down [from].” Brown is one of many Democratic Senators who have called for marriage equality to be included as a plank in the party’s platform this year and he also participated in an “It Gets Better” anti-bullying message.
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