Gays Used in New Hampshire Smear Campaign

Lisa Keen of the New England newspaper Bay Windows reports:

The Concord Monitor reported Tuesday that the Romney campaign said many of its supporters received phone calls on primary day telling them that Romney supports same-sex marriage and gays being allowed in the Boy Scouts. According to the campaign, the callers claimed to be from the Log Cabin Republicans, a national gay Republican organisation, and claimed that the group was endorsing Romney.

A Romney spokesperson called the calls "completely false."

Log Cabin has not endorsed Romney and, in fact, has aired radio and television ads opposing only him among the Republican candidates. Its ad in New Hampshire focused on his positions concerning taxes. And Log Cabin national President Patrick Sammon said the group "had nothing to do" with the phone calls.

Romney is a well-known opponent of same-sex marriage, as are all the Republican candidates.