Tom Reilly Loses After Switching in Favor of Gay Marriage
            Tom Reilly is another losing Democrat since he switched to supporting gay marriage. He was ahead of Mitt Romney in July by six points but a new poll by the same company shows Romney now ahead by four points, which is a ten point change since July.
             Although Reilly has always taken an unfair pounding from conservatives as an advocate of gay marriage, that has never been the experience of "Mass. Citizens for Marriage." When Mass. Citizens started the process for its "Protection of Marriage Amendment" in 2002, it was concerned that Attorney General Reilly would say that the Amendment should not be permitted. But  to their surprise, Reilly was very fair. They were never sure how involved Reilly himself was, but his office was excellent. As a result, the editor of Bay Windows wrote in an editorial that he would never forgive Reilly.
            Another example was when the Attorney General sent Judith Yogman to the SJC to argue against gay marriage before Chief Justice Margaret Marshall. Reilly couldn't have found a better lawyer than Judith Yogman. She was superb and hurt Marshall very much.
            We'll never know the inner thoughts of any politician but it appears as though Reilly was one of the best professional Democrats we could find.