The Hill News

A prominent Republican donor who has already donated more than $1 million to the Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney's campaign is looking to create his own outside organization that would encourage GOP candidates to support gay marriage.

Paul Singer, a hedge fund billionaire, told the New York Times Saturday he would spend at least $1 million more to a new group that will urge Republicans to support same-sex relationships. Dubbed American Unity PAC, the group aims to provide financial cover for conservatives worried that embracing gay marriage could alienate them from prominent donors.

Singer told the paper he believed there were many Republicans "who could be on the verge of support" or are "harboring and hiding their views."

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