maine and maryland. obama s first stop after endorsing gay marriage last week was right here in seattle where gay and lesbian supporters were out in force with their signs. campaign officials believe the president has energized young people and will sway some black and suburban voters. it has a boost because he s a strong, popular figure. he articulated his journey on this in ways that voters in washington are going to have to go through adjourn knee too. reporter: the vote is on a referendum in washington trying to overturn gay marriage passed by the legislature and signed by the government. 32 times states have voted on gay marriage, and 32 times they have voted for traditional marriage. jon: i know opponents of same-sex marriage think the president helped their side. why is that? reporter: they see it as energizing their base which will help them with turn out especially in the blue states. preserved marriage washington, for example, is trying to gather signatures to qualify f