He caved to the bigots out of a sense of pragmatism. Same way Abe Lincoln said he'd let slavery continue if it would preserve the union. Or, more recently, Bill

He caved to the bigots out of a sense of pragmatism. Same way Abe Lincoln said he'd let slavery continue if it would preserve the union. Or, more recently, Bill Clinton signing the Defense of Marriage Act. He disavowed it later in life, but signed it because he didn't think he had a choice.