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Obama’s support for gay marriage could boost fund-raising

GOP activists say Obama will lose support at polls

President Obama’s decision to publicly support same-sex marriage comes amid a furious fund-raising battle with Republican Mitt Romney and has the potential to generate significant contributions from wealthy gays and lesbians and take the place of Wall Street donors who backed the president in 2008 but have become disaffected this year, according to campaign analysts and Obama supporters.

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