The most gleeful and the most bitter reactions to Obama’s same sex marriage shift.
Romney gets impatient for interviewer to ask him questions about “issues of significance” after questions about gay marriage, the DREAM Act and medical marijuana.
TPM’s David Taintor on how President Obama’s big interview with ABC came down.
TPMPolltracker guru Kyle Leighton debuts our new video series “Crosstabs”. He goes deep into the numbers to give you a clearer (but never boring) picture of what’s really happening in Campaign 2012.
TPM Reader CN thinks President Obama just gave away the election …
I wish I could agree with reader WB. Most of me is absolutely thrilled to see Obama boldly step forward to the right side of history. But I also have this sinking feeling: the feeling that Obama just handed the election to Romney.
A few minutes ago TPM Reader FZ flagged this passage in a statement Gov. Romney made this morning on the gay marriage issue. Romney was clear and categorical on his opposition to same sex marriages (no surprise there). But he did seem to hedge, pretty needlessly, on the issue of civil unions.
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Gov. Mitt Romney has now made his first public statement since President Obama’s announcement of support for gay marriage. Aside from reaffirming his opposition, his main angle appears to be that this makes Obama a ‘flip flopper’.
I must say, I think that’s the sort of angle that is silly enough to be damaging to Romney.
Mitt Romney reiterates his opposition to gay marriage in a campaign appearance in Oklahoma City: “This a very tender and sensitive topic as are many social issues, but I have the same views I’ve had since, well, since running for office.”
TPM Reader WB says don’t be surprised Obama took the plunge …
I’m surprised that you’re surprised that Obama has (apparently) endorsed same sex marriage. I don’t care what the polling on the issue says, this won’t hurt Obama in November. In fact it might help him.
The White House reached out to ABC News yesterday to set up the interview, and requested Robin Roberts as the interviewer.