While John Kerry tries to convince voters in America’s swinging heartland that he is not “the liberal senator from Massachusetts,” the shadow of his home state is proving hard to shake.
Some of the biggest electoral prizes like Ohio and Michigan — as well as nine other states — have referendums that would ban same sex marriage. For many Americans, this means they will get to vote for a president and voice their opinion on gay marriage at the same time. Could this politically volatile mix tip the election?
Guests:
Vicky Hartzler, spokesperson for the Coalition to Protect Marriage in Missouri
Phill Burress, chairman, Ohio Campaign to Protect Marriage
Ryan Lizza, associate editor, The New Republic
Jay Barth, associate professor at the Department of Politics at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.