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eridani

(51,907 posts) Thu May 10, 2012, 05:06 AM May 2012

Obama making a strong stand on principle is revving up the base a whole lot

Frank is probably right about this not costing hime votes. The energy at my legislative district meeting was really high over marriage equality.

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Obama making a strong stand on principle is revving up the base a whole lot (Original Post) eridani May 2012 OP

I really hope so! AynRandCollectedSS May 2012 #1

I was actually surprised by how enthusiastic my friends are about this. mwb970 May 2012 #2

It's a principled stand on an issue that has far from universal support eridani May 2012 #4

Funny how that works deutsey May 2012 #3

AynRandCollectedSS

(108 posts)

1. I really hope so!

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 06:53 AM

May 2012

I read that he got $1,000,000 in campaign contributions in the hour and a half after his statement. If that's true, I feel very optimistic!

mwb970

(11,360 posts)

2. I was actually surprised by how enthusiastic my friends are about this.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 07:20 AM

May 2012

I can't remember anything else Obama has done (even getting bin Laden) that got this level of joy in response. It's amazing how the man is able to move forward despite the best efforts of the radical right to undermine both him and our country (and its citizens). Hate will not win. Not this time.

eridani

(51,907 posts)

4. It's a principled stand on an issue that has far from universal support

Reply to mwb970 (Reply #2)

Thu May 10, 2012, 05:06 PM

May 2012

People like that sort of thing.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)

3. Funny how that works

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 07:55 AM

May 2012

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