Reply #27: Yes. The Dems have certainly progressed on gay rights since the '90s,

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when DOMA and DADT were signed into law. Obama opposes both, and supports civil unions. I'm not sure how you can claim that is a centerward trend. Heck, if we could guarantee full civil union protection, end DADT, repeal DOMA, and extend discrimination protection in Obama's first term, that would be the best Presidency for gay rights in history. We would only be one tiny little change--adding the word "marriage" to civil unions--from winning.

How you can look at that and say, "everything sucks, we might as well put the Republicans in power" is beyond me.