O’Malley Knocks Clinton on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration
Everyone’s views on SSM are changing along with our times. I wasn’t a full supporter of gay marriage until late 2008-early 2009 (I was in favor of civil union prior,) but most people have shifted their views much more recently. I don’t have issues with candidates who have shifted recently; I have issues with those who haven’t.
Hillary’s call for Federal action is boldly moving the issue further to the goal line of full parity of marriage rights for all, and O’Malley will need something a bit more substantial if he wants to level real criticism rather than petty carping because she’s gone one better on an issue he thought he owned.
Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, who is gearing up for his own 2016 presidential bid, appears increasingly comfortable taking shots at Hillary Rodham Clinton.
On Thursday, O’Malley knocked the Democratic front-runner for two positions she’s taken in recent days that he has held for some time regarding same-sex marriage and immigration — suggesting she’s been motivated by polling.
On Wednesday, the former secretary of state said that she would support a constitutional amendment allowing same-sex marriage, a shift from her view a year ago that the issue should be left to the states. On Thursday, she voiced support for allowing undocumented immigrants to have driver’s licenses, an issue that hurt her during the 2008 election after she seemed intentionally vague.
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