With Obama at the head of the ticket casual voters became committed. The Republican Party took such a sharp, sudden right turn, that they lost the few moderates who were trying to follow.
In 2014 Obama will not be on the ticket. Turning out the base, let alone expanding it, will be a challenge. Enter gay rights stage left. If as expected, the court issues only a limited ruling on gay marriage, Democrats will have a morally, and politically, strong issue in many states. Republicans, historically have had the edge with social wedge issues. If Democrats get gay marriage initiatives on key state ballots a stormy campaign may end in a glorious rainbow.
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