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2. Obama didn't flip on marriage equality until 2012

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:15 PM

22 hrs ago

or nearly halfway through his term. By the end of his term he may have been fairly far on social issues but not at the beginning.

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Bill Maher, the party was further to the left on social issues under Obama [View all] AZProgressive 23 hrs ago OP

This Bill Maher? SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #1

Obama didn't flip on marriage equality until 2012 dsc 22 hrs ago #2

Sorry I don't want to watch... OT but Cha 22 hrs ago #3

Fuck Bill Maher Jbraybarten 9 hrs ago #5

Bill Maher purity test for the Democratic party. Emile 9 hrs ago #6

Obama was never the liberal that he was accused of being Buckeyeblue 8 hrs ago #7

Obama is black, that's all he is saying Johonny 8 hrs ago #9