If Obama endorsed same sex marriage, would it help his campaign?

[milhouse24]

I think he should be honest with the voters and support gay marriage if he believes it. 

[milhouse24]

As strange as it may sound, I think this is a one week story at most.  Its quite clear that the Obama campaign is desperete for anything to excite the base.  Sure, maybe college students and unemployed grads will be celebrating in the streets today, but in Sept and Oct these unemployed grads will be sitting at home on couch wondering if the govt will bailout their college loans. 

Obama supported gay marriage because NC voted against gay marriage, and it will look very strange for the DNC to have the convention in Raleigh.  Its a good thing the NC flag doesn't have the stars and bars or that would also be awkward as well. 

Obama will also get a boost in Money, because everything in life comes down to money and Obama wants his Gay Bundlers to increase their donations. 

Basically, its a risk to make the 2012 election about social issues primarily "gay marriage" but obama doesn't have anything else major to campaign on.

Besides, he can say anything he wants about Gay Marriage, just like he can say gay marriage should be made legal on the moon. 

Currently, there is no federal law allowing gay marriage, so if President Obama really had the power as President, he should be able to go ahead and pass gay marriage right now!

Its ironic that he claims he will wait until November to pass gay marriage. 

Or perhaps this gay marriage declaration is just pointless campaign banter and empty promises.  Because if Obama really wanted to pass gay marriage, he would have done it already!  Obama is clearly trying to fool liberal activists into giving him more money on something he can take care of right now.  Its a fools errand for these liberals. 

Will Obama really be able to pass federal gay marriage in 2013, instead of May 2012? 

[milhouse24]

It hurts obama, but the good news is that he will fundraise a lot more money from gay donors.

[milhouse24]

nearly everyone you talk to dislikes large government ... and is opposed to gay marriage.

Can you explain how a smaller government would deign to determine who marries who?

Gay marriage would increase the government benefits available to gay couples including tax breaks, government subsidies, social security benefits, free military housing, green cards, health insurance, etc. 

Gay marriage is not just a symbolic gesture, it will increase government spending to comply with laws and subsidies to make them available to gay couples. 

Gay couples admit that they want these government subsidies, instead of living as roommates or single people.