The recent action in such a high profile state as New York, pushing gay marriage without input from the voters, brings the issue back to the fore.  And no matter how much he would like to push the whole issue under the rug, (or back in the closet?), Barack Obama is going to have to deal with it on his way to re-election.

New Hampshire, a state which just elected an overwhelming majority of Republicans plans to try to repeal gay marriage in that state early next year…about the that the Presidential primaries are in high gear.  In addition, Minnesota will feature a traditional marriage amendment to its state constitution on the November ballot next year. 

Most of the key swing states Obama will need to carry in order to win, such as Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Michigan, have such amendments, all passed with large majorities of support from voters.  Add to that the fact that blacks, Catholic Democrats and senior citizens are more opposed to gay marriage than most – all groups that Obama needs big support from in order to carry those states.

For his part, Obama says that his views on gay marriage are still “evolving”.  Does anyone doubt which direction?  And does anyone doubt that his evolution will not find its way to the destination of endorsing gay marriage sometime after he has had to face voters for the last time?