FA_Q2
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Why is the President so non-committal on this? From a social position, moderates, independents, and liberals are by and large in agreement with him. Is he trying to attract the Religious Right? Can he not show leadership or definitivenrss on something so easy?
It's not "so easy". Supporting marriage equality at this juncture wouldn't be prudent. The right isn't exactly excited about Romney, but make marriage equality an issue and it will rile the RW base.
He is not worried about the RW base. That's asinine. Anyone that is going to go to the polls because Obama supports gay marriage already firmly believes he does and nothing he does changes that. As said in this thread, he is worried about the minority vote as they are vehemently anti gay. I really don't think it will affect the black vote though. He gets widespread support in that group partially because he is also black. I don't think they would jump ship over gay marriage but the Latino vote might loose some of their steam.
Either way, it is politics. I don't see why anyone would expect different. He is not flip flopping or lying in this regard, he is simply choosing his words and who says them wisely. Seems as asinine thing to complain about when there are mountains of other topics.