• Editor & Publisher, Friday, April 4, 2008 10:15 AM

The battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, fought out in free-spending ad campaigns, speeches and debates, is now spilling over into the gay press. Both contenders are buying space in gay and lesbian newspapers. According to an Obama rep, he became the first presidential candidate ever to buy a campaign ad in a local gay paper (in Texas) to solicit LGBT support.

Now that Pennsylvania is up for grabs, Clinton seems ready to make similar buys. "We've been told by the campaign that (Obama) is going to buy -- but we haven't gotten an insertion order," says Philadelphia Gay News Publisher Mark Segal. "We've also been told that Hillary Clinton is going to, likewise."

The conventional wisdom holds that Clinton is doing better among gay voters, and that is also likely true in the Keystone State. Says Segal: "I think Obama is going to have to play catch-up ... He's going to have to be proactive."

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