Biden endorsement of gay marriage forces unwelcome focus on Obama campaign

Gotta love Biden. Yesterday, he basically endorsed gay marriage on Meet The Press:

Now this has put the focus on Obama who opposes gay marriage even though he’s said his opinion is evolving. According to Chuck Todd, they will likely have to address this soon because much of the money the campaign would normally be getting from Wall St. is being given from gay organizations instead (h/t: Washington Examiner):

When asked about Vice President Joe Biden’s comments about gay marriage, Sunday, Chuck Todd insisted this morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe that the comments were not part of a campaign strategy, but just “Biden being Biden.”

Todd added, however, that Biden’s comments brought unwelcome focus on the issue, as President Obama insists that he is still ‘evolving’ on the topic, and has said he would not announce his change of heart in a press conference.

“I think they do it now, to be honest,” Todd said. “I think this episode kind of forces the conversation, I think they do it now, it will be before the convention.”

Todd told the panel that the campaign was particularly sensitive to the issue as “gay money” had replaced “Wall Street money” in the re-election campaign.


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