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Civil unions/gay marriage were essentially the same thing in the oppositon’s talking points. Slippery slopes and all that. Gay marriage was an issue that hurt
by sympil 2y ago
Civil unions/gay marriage were essentially the same thing in the oppositon’s talking points. Slippery slopes and all that. Gay marriage was an issue that hurt him badly. Evidence for this is Obama being ok with gay marriage while running a campaign that was adamantly opposed to it.
Gay marriage is a virtual nonissue with Republican voters. They didn’t run on repealing it this past election cycle. They may care about it but not enough to run on the issue. DEI is the new fear mongering b.s. for the idiots.
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoObama supported civil unions in 2004, but opposed same-sex marriage.[1] [1] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/may/11/barack-obama/president-barack-obamas-shift-gay-marriage/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/may/11/barack-oba...
- sympil 2y agoMy memory is that when he ran for President in 2008 he and the Demicratic Party made it clear there would be no federal push for gay marriage/civil unions. According to the article he publicly held a variety of positions on the topic over the years. Apparently you can find a quote of his to fit whatever narrative one wants but they didn’t push for federal legislation on the isssue in 2009.