WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton, at the end of what she described as “an emotional roller-coaster of a day,” called on Republicans running for president to stop opposing the expansion of gay rights and move on to other issues.

“Instead of trying to turn back the clock, they should be joining us in saying, ‘No, no to discrimination once and for all,’” the Democratic presidential frontrunner said at an evening gathering of the Democratic Party of Virginia held in the Washington suburb of Fairfax. “I’m asking them, ‘Please don’t make the rights, the hopes of any American into a political football for this 2016 campaign.’”

Clinton’s comments came after Supreme Court’s Friday ruling in favor of legal same-sex marriage in all 50 states, which drew angry responses from GOP presidential hopefuls, including several who proposed a constitutional amendment to roll back the Supreme Court’s decision.

Virginia Democrats said they raised more than $1 million with Friday’s event. The food for most attendees came from arena concession stands selling fried specialties and $10 beers.