A prominent Winthrop University political science professor and researcher says President Obama’s recent support of same-sex marriage will not hurt his re-election chances.
Dr. Scott Huffmon said on Friday’s edition of Straight Talk on WRHI that most people who are adamantly opposed to gay marriage aren’t going to vote for Obama anyway.
Huffmon says what Obama has done is thrown a bone to his base.
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Huffmon says the overwhelming opposition to same-sex marriage in the Carolinas does NOT reflect what national surveys are showing now.
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Huffmon says Obama’s support of gay marriage is an attempt to regain the support he’s lost among many progressive voters.
