When the Republican state in the Midwest decided not to seek re-election, he went to politically active, the launch of a successful farmer for the seat. He believes that the farmer will be the moderate wing of the party effectively and decides to support his candidacy. In a conversation a few months later, the candidate reveals that he is gay, although conservative on gay issues, and requests the Council representative that to reveal his sexual orientation to his campaign manager and the supporters. Representative understands that the advice that he gives the candidate can affect the outcome of elections. He said that such recognition would make the campaign more difficult, and that he thinks it's a personal issue that the candidate is not required to disclose. The only candidate in the primary is a previously unknown conservative openly against what he calls the homosexual agenda. Moderate candidate, the campaign focused on the issues, but three weeks before his main campaign manager resigns after learning about homosexuality candidate and feeling betrayed that he was not told. Candidate loses the primary by a small margin. HKS Case Number 1454.0 "Hide
by Kenneth Winston 4 pages. Publication Date: September 1, 1998. Prod. #: HKS413-PDF-ENG
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