Isn’t ECCO just a Democrat Party campaign organization?
The Democratic Party recommended a “No” on the recall and “Yes” on Cruz Bustamante. In fairness and in a non-partisan fashion, ECCO chose not to make an endorsement on Recall Question 2. Instead, we decided to educate our membership on topics pertinent to the LGBT community. We determined those issues and then researched the candidates’ positions. As it turned out, several of the candidates on our endorsement mailer received more “Yes” positions than Cruz Bustamante. It is interesting to note that ECCO gave Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger the benefit of the doubt and rated him a “Yes” on Domestic Partner benefits. This category was determined according to public statements and the candidate’s position on AB 205. At press time, the Schwarzenegger campaign had declined to comment on AB 205 and he had no public voting record. Two days before the election, and after all of our voter guides were mailed and ads placed, he told the San Francisco Chronicle that he would not have signed AB 205
