By Kirsten Ott Palladino

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Jimmy LaSalvia, left, cofounder and executive director of gay GOP group GOProud, says his organization backs Mitt Romney because gay people need jobs before they can marry. 

CNN’s Piers Morgan asked LaSalvia (full video below), “How can you support a ticket that is so resolutely opposed to not just gay marriage, but to most gay rights?”

A grinning LaSalvia responded, “Look, you’ve gotta have a date before you get married, […] and everyone knows you can’t get a date or get married without a job.”

What do you think? Is LaSalvia right? Weigh in with a comment. 

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