'West Wing' Star Makes Calls For Group Opposing Gay Marriage Ban
Group Contacted 1.6M People To Vote
Updated: 8:58 pm CST November 6, 2006
MADISON, Wis. -- Actor Bradley Whitford is giving help to opponents of a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.The entertainer known for his role on "The West Wing" and now seen on "Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip" recorded an automated telephone message that's gone to more than 200,000 voters.The calls are on behalf of Fair Wisconsin, which opposes the proposed ban on gay marriage.Whitford told voters that he was a Madison native and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, and reminded them to show up at the polls on Tuesday.Fair Wisconsin spokesman Josh Freker said that the group will have called about 1.6 million people in the last stretch of the campaign.
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