2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Mr. President: move the convention. [View all]sofa king
(10,857 posts)According to that GOP pollster that Andy Sullivan dug up last week, the change of opinion on gay marriage is moving fast, and just like global warming the rate of change is accelerating. Ten percent of voters may change their minds this year alone, particularly if it is kept in the spotlight and the usual suspects in the bought media fulminate all over themselves.
The referendum won by 61%. In six months, that could be 51%-49%. With Romney depressing Republican turnout nationwide, and with the President firmly planting the flag there in NC for the convention, it is not out of the realm of possibility that a vote to repeal the referendum can also win this year, for us.
I think that like Barry Sanders watching a play unfold, President Obama has spotted a hole that doesn't exist yet, and plans to crash through that.