A pro-Mitt Romney super PAC has
released a television ad criticizing President Barack Obama for his
endorsement of gay marriage
In May, Obama told ABC News' Robin
Roberts that “I think same sex couples should be able to get
married.”
The president's nod cleared the way for
Democrats to add support for marriage equality in the 2012 Democratic
Platform, which is expected to be ratified Tuesday by Democratic
delegates attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
(Related: Democrats
prepare to vote on platform which backs gay marriage.)
According to Politicker.com, the ad
produced by the Campaign for American Values is currently running in
North Carolina.
In the ad, which is titled New
Morning, a woman looks up from the morning paper to tell her
husband: “Obama is trying to force gay marriage on this country.
That's not the change I voted for. Marriage is between a man and a
woman.”
The husband agrees, prompting his wife
to ask, “What can we do?”
“We can vote for someone with
values,” he answers as the words “VOTE ROMNEY/RYAN” appear on
the screen. (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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The Campaign for American Values was
founded in 2010 and has close ties to evangelical leader Gary Bauer,
Politicker.com
reported.
The commercial is just the latest
example of conservatives attempting to capitalize on the president's
views on social issues.
The super PAC Republican
Union PAC has spent $950,000 to erect billboards in five key states
– Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia – which
state, “Obama supports gay marriage and abortion,” above the
tagline, “Vote Republican.”
The president's position on gay unions
has
also been criticized in radio ads produced by the National
Organization for Marriage (NOM).