Reply #4: I respectfully disagree.

[cali]

Most dems spoke out against the federal constitutional amendment restricting marriage to a union between a man and a woman. What else would you have had them do? Proclaiming support for gay marriage itself was a losing issue for dems. Many supported civil unions. Frankly, and I know I'm going to get flamed for this, gay marriage is not on the top of my list of concerns. Yes, I'd like to see it, but other issues take precedence for me. I think we forget how much progress has been made in the gay rights arena, in a fairly short period of time. Five years ago, the passage of Vermont's civil union law was considered revolutionary, today it's the fall back position.