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The call for: The chairman of the state Democratic Party, in an email last week, said Republican gubernatorial office-seeker and current Attorney General Rob McKenna has equated same-sex marriage with polygamy and incest. In a tweet earlier this month, the Democrats claimed McKenna said gay merger "could lead to polygamy & incest."
What we found: False.
The Democrats have been attacking McKenna over his hostile to gay marriage as the state Legislature considers a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.
The email from Popular Party chairman Dwight Pelz was sent to supporters and others last Monday, the day that gay-wedlock advocates learned they apparently have enough votes to pass the legislation when it comes up for a come out for later this session.
The email says: "Rob McKenna believes that same-sex couples don't be entitled to equal rights. In fact, he has fought to preserve discrimination in specify law and has even gone so far as to equate marriage equality to polygamy and incest.
Source: The Seattle Times