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Campaign advisor Noelle Nikpour on the impact of President Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage on his re-election campaign.
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But it's -- making all the headlines today President Obama now supports gay marriage but make no mistake this is in part a financial story.
The first ninety minutes after you made this statement.
Americans donated a million dollars extra to his campaign ninety minutes extra million -- Republican strategist and political fundraising -- nick law is right -- on this story.
I think -- forget that he.
This -- -- -- this -- that the president is holding essentially a raffle to get into this big meeting with George -- tonight the big Dana.
And you could contribute a small amount of money to the raffle and maybe you'll meet little hot shots in Hollywood yes -- Charles does not approve of this but I I think it is a remarkably.
-- -- Way of raising money.
We at the national fund raiser this is fund raising goals I mean this is a genius -- -- to pool.
Two to extract this Fran and I think the raffle isn't -- it's awake and all somebody exploit.
It's yet and he's exploiting people's interest and celebrities and -- think about the culture of celebrity is he edge.
And they think about the power that they -- what's really tricky about this.
It's how Obama has kind of promoted the class warfare thing with the rich gas.
But yet celebrities as -- as they are are viewed differently than the Wall Street rich -- and so total market oxy moron that -- -- it's it's really funny.
But it's a genius and -- -- so much money I think it's that estimate that tonight rates about fifteen million.
Which is so heart this -- -- billion dollar race you know I mean let's face it.
Now the president reverses course on gay marriage comes out and says -- favorite and within ninety minutes a million dollars is raised.
And now the president can look in the eyes of the gay celebrities who will be out at me cry and -- excited -- demonstrate in the nine.
I'm not suggesting that there's a shift in policy full financial reasons.
-- -- -- -- -- I want you to you you took -- on the white number one.
He is going to have to face a lot of celebrities.
You know lesbian and gay community at at the fund raiser.
And he is gonna have to look them in the and he did Brady's I think with a million dollars in in a minute half or something.
So I mean this this is really big -- it's it's all about the money.
It's all about saving face with a community at his pharma.
Ago yeah.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I think what the president is signaling to people as I couldn't be myself.
The first term and you guys know why I've always been -- I've always been for for gay marriage and I'm gonna let that out the bag now because the polls are okay.
But I'm also gonna go all the other things that you thought I would do for you the first term no I'm gonna do that as well I think the signal -- I'm gonna be myself term to.
Starts we'll -- you know a while we campaign against -- -- work -- ready Giuliani.
You've got to remember that he campaigned with a mask of about Ronald Reagan and then when he got to be president he lifted off -- Jimmy car.
I mean come on but simply that allows it could not on the lousy economy -- a very weak economy and prosperity is not yet back to America that's not about political tactic disease -- what's -- It's it's it's what he's got to do because he can't run on anything else are you saying I'm gonna do all the things you expect in the first time he's ignoring the economy let's face it out -- focusing on other issues diverting us to do anything just.
Unlike Axel guy -- ten seconds does he win all lose in of them.
You know as a Republican strategist -- fund -- of course I'm -- hope that he is going to go down and why did.
Forget who you off honest -- I think it's going to be very hard and I think -- to want all these judgment.
I think Obama might pull out -- but I know that we'll have a policy.
-- aspect of it you know -- --
