folks many are not coming out of it at a mean-spirited perspective. >> the president's announcement came only a day after a major presidential battleground, north carolina, became the 30th state to constitutionally ban gay marriage. all seven of msnbc's battleground states have passed battle initiatives banning same-sex marriage, one of which was ohio. some argue that the initiative drove up turnout. five states potentially will have it with referendum pending. minnesota is on the referendum. romney stated his opposition to same-sex marriage and there was not a lot of intensity in that opposition yesterday. >> my view is that marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman and that's my