oe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, is in high spirits — and with good cause. His colleagues are represented like never before in the Democratic delegate pool, and gay rights groups have partied hard during this week’s convention.

More important, Solmonese is confident that after eight years of a Bush administration that opposed his agenda, the gay rights community’s alignment with the Democratic Party and Barack Obama will lead to policy victories in Washington.

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