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Incumbent David Stein and Kevin McCall are competing for the Republican County Chair position in Smith County ahead of the March Primary.

>> thank you for your service. we paid for it in the '08 cycle when we weren't running on it. we certainly weren't running on it in 2012. we have been paying for it in spades since '04. the platform document was an anchor around the neck. >> okay. this country has never gone through a faster transition in thinking. and i'm part of it. all right? the public attitudes shifted dramatically in just a short period of time. i think you're going to be astounded by this. in 1996, not a million years ago, only 27% of the country supported same-sex marriage. just about a quarter of us. today, a majority...

Cycle when we weren't running on it. we certainly weren't running on it in 2012. we have been trying to run away from this issue and we have been paying for it in spades since '04. as you said earlier, the platform document -- >> this country has never gone through a faster transition in thinking and i'm part of it, all right. everybody is part of it in different degrees. the public attitudes on marriage equal ilt has shifted dramatically in a short period of time. take away these numbers tonight. i think you will be astounded. in 1996 not a million years ago, only 27% of the country supported...

That is why you saw you them at least amend it with this oblique reference to god. not a direct reference as you said, god given potential. not a recognition that our rights come from god which the republican party platform does state. >> shannon: what do you make of what did happen when they did decide to amend the platform and there was a voice vote with -- it seemed some conflict about whether or not the two thirds voice vote in favor of taking on the amendment happened. it was taken three time. what is your reaction to that? >> to the untrained ear you could tell they did not have two thir...