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  Rendell tells Obama to 'man up' on gay marriage stand
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Last EditedScott³  May 08, 2012 08:16pm
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AuthorThomas Fitzgerald
MediaNewspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer
News DateWednesday, May 9, 2012 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0
Description"Pennsylvanians know that former Governor Ed Rendell (D) is not one to mince words.

On Tuesday, he bluntly told President Obama to "man up" and take a position on gay marriage.

"I think he should do exactly what Michael Steele said he should do, he should man up and say ‘this is what I believe,'" Rendell said, in response to a question from host Thomas Roberts on MSNBC.

President Obama has said he opposes legalized same sex marriage, but also has said his stand on the issue is "evolving," and that he supports equal civil rights for gay couples. Most analysts to believe that the president cannot openly support the change for fear of offending conservative Democrats and independents in swing states such as North Carolina.

In addition, polls have shown many African American voters oppose same-sex marriage. Obama needs a huge turnout of black voters if he is to reassemble his winning coalition from 2008.

An amendment banning gay marriage is expected to pass easily Tuesday in North Carolina. Earlier, Obama had canceled a planned primary day speech in Asheville, N.C. The president did travel Tuesday to Albany, N.Y., where lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo legalized same-sex marriage last year."
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