marriage have long pressed for the president to say just those words. but for the past two years, he and the white house would only go so far as to categorize his position on same-sex marriage as one that was in the process of evolving. whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, i ve spoken about this recently, as i ve said. my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. you ve said your position is evolving. you said you re struggling with it. what more do you need to know? well, you know, i probably won t make news right now, george, but i think there s no doubt that as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how i think about these issues. again, what i know is what his position was during the campaign and what it is now. you know, he s been very clear about it, he was very clear in the campaign, he s very clear about the fact that his position that it s evolving. the
the president was he heading on this, they ve always said, look, we re the ones who got rid of don t ask don t tell. the justice department no longer defends the defense of marriage act. so you knew what direction the president was heading. i think there were conversations about whether this would be good politically or not good politically for the president because this could rally mitt romney s conservative base. this could hurt the president with some voters in battleground states like ohio and iowa, for example. but in the end, the president, i think, the president feels he would have no choice to come out is. saying you re evolving is not a good thing to say during a campaign. some statements have now come out. wolf blitzer, bah tok you. what is he saying? the president is saying bluntly this, i ll read it to you. eh says in this interview with abc s robin roberts, i have to tell you over the course of several years, as i have talked to friends and family and neighbo