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Obama’s evolution, Romney’s devolution

In a sense, the two are mirror images of one another on gay marriage

By Joshua Green

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  May 11, 2012

On Wednesday, after years of claiming that his view was “evolving,” President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage. Oddly, the catalyst for that decision was probably his opponent for the presidency, Mitt Romney.

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