Obama "supports" gay marriage...

[Donovan]

I disagree. The votes he stood to lose were gone already. His stance may cost him in the minority vote sector, especially those religious black voters. But his real base was always the young political activist crowd and if anything this may cause a groundswell of support among people who were beginning to suspect him of being just another politician. This is a risky move a lot like Kennedy's civil rights stance. I think it will pay dividends but either way he just made the race a hell of a lot more interesting while taking the focus off the economy where he's taking a beating. Smart...

So you think His decision to openly support gay marriage now was a political move?

He lost most if not all of the hispanic vote, He lost the moderate religious right as well as the Jewish vote, He lost the conservative democrat vote and he lost the votes of the people in the states that have already enacted a ban on gay marriage, I think the 20 something crowd is fucked.

It almost appears that he wants out and losing is an option.

I don't think so but it will be fascinating to watch. I think it was political in the sense that he had to pull the focus from the economy and in a decisive fashion. The rest of it, what votes he'll win or lose, will shake out in days to come. But I think he's gonna come out smelling like a rose on this.