Comments on: DOMA is Not Neutral, Mr. President http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/06/doma-is-not-neutral-mr-president/ Nearly all of us root for fairness, not for our own sex. - Nicholas Kristof Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: unkraut http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/06/doma-is-not-neutral-mr-president/comment-page-1/#comment-5253 unkraut Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:13:44 +0000 http://feministlawprofessors.com/?p=11380#comment-5253 This is all about 2012. Of course DOMA takes a clear side in the marriage debate. It is the side that wins consistently in elections and referenda. Obama knows this as he shifts his election strategy from outsider candidate to incumbent. He no longer needs gay rights activists to help his next campaign, he needs to court the masses of ordinary folks who, given a choice, oppose same-sex marriage Votes in the 2008 will be driven by the economy, prospects for which look pretty grim right now, so he needs quickly to appear in touch with the ordinary folks who will be diddled by his socialization of the economy. The DOMA surprise is of a piece with his other reversals that have caused so much distress among his flock of believers. This is all about 2012. Of course DOMA takes a clear side in the marriage debate. It is the side that wins consistently in elections and referenda. Obama knows this as he shifts his election strategy from outsider candidate to incumbent.

He no longer needs gay rights activists to help his next campaign, he needs to court the masses of ordinary folks who, given a choice, oppose same-sex marriage

Votes in the 2008 will be driven by the economy, prospects for which look pretty grim right now, so he needs quickly to appear in touch with the ordinary folks who will be diddled by his socialization of the economy.

The DOMA surprise is of a piece with his other reversals that have caused so much distress among his flock of believers.

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