Republican Donor To Fund Pro-Gay Super PAC

Hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer is one of the country’s most important Republican donors. The 67-year-old is also a big supporter of gay rights, giving more than $10 million of his own money to equal rights causes across the country. Now Singer tells the New York Times’ Frank Bruni that he, along with some like-minded Republicans, will be putting forward $1 million to launch a new super PAC with the sole mission of encouraging GOP candidates to back marriage equality.

Part of the way American Unity PAC will help candidates is by making them feel financially protected from any repercussions they could suffer by backing same-sex marriage. The super PAC is part of a trend that shows how there’s “a growing awareness among prominent Republicans that embracing marriage equality could broaden the party’s base and soften the party’s image in crucial ways,” writes Bruni.