First, in an interview with ABC News:

Then, on a news source people actually care about; Twitter:

“Same-sex couples should be able to get married.”—President Obama

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 9, 2012

While I don’t question his sincerity, as I’m pretty sure he’s supported it for a while, I find it interesting that he does this about the time it’s starting to look like the majority of voters are shifting in favor of same-sex marriage.

What some see as an important shift for our country is pretty much a tactic to switch the focus of the campaign off of the economy.