Reply #26: It came across Blouin-esque to me though..

[IA_Seth]

(which I guess only us Iowans will probably understand)

Blouin would say he was against abortion personally, but wouldn't legislate against it. All that did was piss off both sides.

I think Edwards comments here will do the same. Edwards says that he does not 'believe in' gay marriage, but that he wouldnt allow his faith to interfere as President. I think he alienates supporters of gay marriage for being anti, detractors of gay marriage for not being solidly against, and maybe even those faith-based voters for basically saying his faith wont play a part in his governance.

And why would he have to throw in the fact that Elizabeth supports gay marriage? Did the rest of them tell us how their spouses feel about key issues? It sounded like an "oh shit I got stuck" comment to me.

I won't lie, I've never been a huge fan of Edwards really, but he has been seeming pretty politician-y to me these last few debates.