I think it has been 18 months now that Obama has said he is "evolving" on marriage equality. That's been long enough for t-shirts to show up with the message, "Evolve Already." Michael Tomaski, writing in the Daily Beast, ponders whether Obama should publicly support marriage equality and gives his reasons.
Why Obama should declare his support:
* It's the right thing to do.
* It is now in line with the majority of Americans.
* Hedge-fund titans who have turned away from supporting Obama see gay marriage as the one social issue they will support. Obama's support of this issue may draw a few of them back.
* Obama's support of marriage equality would energize the youth. They helped elect him in 2008 but feel reluctant now. Dems need the youth to see them as the vanguard of morals.
Why Obama should not declare support for marriage equality:
* It's too much of a risk in battleground states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Better get him reelected first.
Tomaski says we all know that Obama's "evolution" comment really means the prez. is for marriage equality and is evolving towards a time he can say so publicly. The best time to do so is safely within a second term. And the place? Perhaps he attends the gay wedding of a staffer or son or daughter of an old friend. While there he offers a toast and talks about his evolution. The video is then mysteriously posted online.
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