Obama's Gay Marriage Stance (dollar, election, voted, California)

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by badhornet

He wants Latino votes? Well he just lost them saying this!

If Latinos vote for a party that has spent the last three years attacking them, creating "show me your papers" laws, calling them every name in the book and telling them to get out of the country, then they deserve the outcome they get. Seriously. Sort of like a gay Republican.

[djacques]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

"Evolving" view my ass. Politically timed. Politically convenient.

So was the Emancipation Proclamation. Your point?

It's great news!!!

[14Bricks]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Recent polls show blacks accept same-sex marriage at the same percentage as the rest of the country.

I doubt that. Blacks were one of the reasons gay marriage got voted down in California.

[Green Onions]

Good for you, Mr. President.

Good for you.

There will never be another Democratic nominee for President who opposes same-sex marriage. And, frankly, there won't be many more Republican nominees who oppose it, either. This year there will. 2016, probably. By 2020? I doubt it.

I've been happily married for 17 years this August. And it pleases me every time another state extends the freedom I enjoy -- to marry the consenting adult of the gender to which I am naturally attracted -- to all adults.

Onward...

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by 14Bricks

I doubt that. Blacks were one of the reasons gay marriage got voted down in California.

And that was 3.5 years ago. Things have changed dramatically over the last couple of years.

Read the numbers:

First Read - Is Obama's gay marriage stance all about suburban voters?

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Wrong. Latino voters are more supportive of same-sex marriage than whites.

White 48/42
Black 50/41
Hispanic 55/30

First Read - Is Obama's gay marriage stance all about suburban voters?

Can't rep you again, so

[ambient]

Good - I fully support his sentiment, as do other decent human beings.

[Scotty011]

Just what did you people think he was going to say. He was between a rock and a hard place. Of course he's going to tell you what you want to hear. He wants to be reelected so he will lie to get it.

[CravingMountains]

Originally Posted by badhornet

He wants Latino votes? Well he just lost them saying this!

Doubt it. As another thread stated yesterday (polls were also provided), Hispanics are not nearly has homophobic as the right wants to think they are.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by InsaneTraveler

Doubt it. As another thread stated yesterday (polls were also provided), Hispanics are not nearly has homophobic as the right wants to think they are.

But they'll be repeating that old line endlessly over the next couple of days. You can count on that!