Gay marriage vote costs US politician seat in Congress
A US politician who backed same-sex marriage in New York has lost a traditionally safe seat for the Democrat party and a poll has suggested his position on marriage was a key factor.
Democrat David Weprin, who backed a redefinition of marriage earlier this year, lost the election to his Republican rival in a district which has been held by his party since the 1920s.
A New York poll has revealed that voters in the 9th district, which is 40 per cent Jewish, said the definition of marriage was a key factor in their vote....