Although polls won't open for a few more weeks, the 2020 election has already set a record. This year's ballots will feature more gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender candidates than ever before, the LGBTQ Victory Fund reports. At least 1,006 members of the LGBTQ community have announced their candidacy for various offices, a stark increase from the 716 who ran in the 2018 midterms, according to the Victory Fund.
So we want to hear from you: Do you believe that being "out" as LGBTQ could hurt a candidate's chances of being elected?
Let us know!
POLL: Do you believe that being "out" as LGBTQ could hurt a candidate's chances of being elected?
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By Anne Robards
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020 07:07 PM
