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Is Obama using the culture wars to distract from the economy?
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theweek.com — The president made big headlines by announcing his support for gay marriage, and critics say he's using the issue to hide his biggest weakness

President Obama made history last week by becoming the first sitting president to endorse same-sex marriage. However, Americans aren't convinced that the president completed his "evolution" on the issue out of the goodness of his heart. According to a New York Times/CBS poll, 67 percent of respondents say Obama made the announcement "mostly for political reasons." That survey bolsters arguments from conservatives that Obama's announcement stemmed from political calculation, and that he is using gay marriage and headline-making cultural issues to distract voters from the country's most dire concern: The lackluster economy. Is Obama using the culture wars to change the conversation?

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