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In response to "IIRC, he came out in support of same sex marriage (saying his thinking had 'evolved') during his 2012 reelection campaign -- nm" by ty97

The inclusion of gay marriage in "Obama's great week" made me wonder how recent his flip flop was. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Jun 28 '15, 07:26

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It was definitely recent and while I credit him for supporting, both his support and Friday's result were powered by a rapid shift - ty97 Jun 28, 07:29 8
- Let's go ahead and point out that Kagan and Sotomayor were his appointees though -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:32 2
  - John Paul Stevens and David Souter who these two replaced would have voted the same way -- nm - amoxy Jun 28, 09:36 1
    - Silly amoxy. The alternative would have been 2010's version of conservative. -- nm* - con_carne Jun 28, 09:43
- I strongly suspect that a key part is parents watching their children and their friends live in the social media era. - David Jun 28, 07:39 1
  - i thought the nate silver analysis purporting that 1/2 to 2/3 of the support coming from people changing their minds was interesting....nm - x Jun 28, 09:06
- I certainly understand political reality, It's interesting for example to go back and look at the DOMA vote and see who voted Yea and Nay. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 07:38 2
  - Yup, it is a tough area for progressives. They may privately support something but know it would shackle them publicly. - ty97 Jun 28, 07:40 1
    - For reals, how many of them actually have nightmares about SSM. Its more political than anything. - budice Jun 28, 07:42

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