Senate Democrats agreed Thursday to delay a vote on protecting same-sex marriage equality until after the midterm elections, a major concession to Republicans seeking to find enough GOP votes to pass the measure.
Instead of forcing GOP lawmakers to take a tough political stand before the election, Democrats effectively caved to Republicans threats that they would scuttle the measure if it came up for a vote next week as previously planned.
“We will be taking the bill up later, after the election,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., told reporters when asked about when Democrats would bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
