Obama's gay marriage support vitilizes Christian base

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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-gay-marriage-endorsement-mobilizes-christian-conservatives/2012/05/11/gIQAT8x5IU_story.html

President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage is energizing Christian conservative support for Mitt Romney in a way that the likely GOP nominee has so far not been able to do on his own, according to religious leaders and activists.

Pastors in Ohio, North Carolina, Florida and other swing states are readying Sunday sermons inveighing against same-sex unions, while activist groups have begun laying plans for social media campaigns, leaflet drives and other get-out-the-vote efforts centered on the same-sex marriage issue. Romney could benefit from a strong turnout among evangelicals and other social conservatives, many of whom remain skeptical of his commitment to their causes.

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“So many people were rather lukewarm toward governor Romney and were really looking for some more tangible reasons to support him,” said Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values, who led the ballot drive that banned gay marriage in Ohio in 2004. “Then lo and behold, it just fell out of the sky when Obama came out and endorsed same-sex marriage. . . . We are going to make this our key issue: the attack on marriage.”

It's cute that they're on the wrong side of this debate and everything but I am kinda worried.  This could cost Obama the election but it is kinda smart with him.  He's controlling the GOP talking points pretty damn well.

Ironbite-see how this plays out.

[Barbarella]

Normal people better vote EN MASSE & get these fundie freaks OUT!

[N. De Plume]

It's cute that they're on the wrong side of this debate and everything but I am kinda worried.  This could cost Obama the election but it is kinda smart with him.  He's controlling the GOP talking points pretty damn well.

Yeah, I think that would be a large bit of the goal there. I’m guessing part of it is to try and prompt a lot of Republicans into making big enough asses of themselves that more liberal voters mobilize in response to. Though that is still a risky maneuver. Getting any sort of unified mobilization among liberal voters is pretty damn near impossible. You basically need a real vile act for them to stand against. Especially if you want the outrage to last until election day. (See Scott Walker for a good example of that.)

[Lt. Fred]

The people who wouldn't vote for a non-bigot already thought Obama supported gay marriage for Kenyan Muslim terrorists.