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Will Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Views Sway Gay Republicans?

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Will Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Views Sway Gay Republicans?
President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage on May 9.
Gay Republicans sound in on the President's recent support of same-sex marriage.

It remains to be seen what Obama's support of gay marriage will actually do. It certainly raised the morale of Democrats, gay and straight. But is it enough to convince gay Republicans to vote Democrat? Karl's on the fence.

"Obama should be praised for evolving," he says. "But to sway voters this fall, he has to demonstrate some action. Obama needs us fair-minded Republicans to win a second term."

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What do you think? How significant is Obama's support of gay marriage? Could you vote for a political party that didn't believe you had the right to marry?

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