Clock Ticking For Politicians Who Want To Endorse Marriage Equality

[DonViejo]

One week left to be remembered as a leader on the issue.
posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:44pm EDT

WASHINGTON — The race is on.

As the clock ticks down to the moment the justices of the Supreme Court will consider whether California's Proposition 8 marriage amendment and the Defense of Marriage Act are constitutional, the pressure is on for politicians to come out now for marriage equality — or risk being seen as opposing the tide.

After Sen. Rob Portman's announcement last week and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's announcement Monday morning, the question is who else will appear between now and next Tuesday morning, March 26, to state their support for the right of same-sex couples to marry.

Of course, for adamant opponents of marriage for same-sex couples, the deadline provides a fresh chance to push back, an opportunity former Sen. Jim DeMint is seizing.

But on the right, there's a large group that sees the shifting debate in the conservative trenches and the national polling and just wants to sit back and wait to see what the Supreme Court does with the cases before deciding the path forward.

Full article:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clock-ticking-for-politicians-who-want-to-endorse-marriage-e