run on these issues who could blame her? she has to change the subject from two things the economy which contracted 7% in the first quarter we just learned this week and foreign policy which is in a state of chaos over which she was responsible for four years during this administration. if she wants to run on these subjects she is free to but that's not what's on voter's minds. >> but does this explain the fact that maybe 8, 10 12 years ago, even in the 2004 campaign when republicans ran against gay marriage what they wanted was this kind of cultural fight. that is that rbepublicans wanted to polarize them on those grounds and now democrats want to polarize the issue. that goes a long way to explain her strategy. her husband signed the defense of marriage act to get reelected and she was against gay marriage until 2013 or so and now she'll use that as her own wedge against republicans. >> and the reason why is she is