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Against amendment one. the side that bill clinton was advocated tlp the against with 43% of the vote. 57% of the vote coming if favor of the anti-gay amendment in north carolina. before tonight, over the past 15 years there have been 33 statewide votes on marriage rights for same sex couples. 33 votes in the state. 33 votes, 32 which have gone against gay rights. tonight that very consistent streak of what happens when you ask for a majority vote on minority rights appears headed that direction in north carolina. the last major race is in wisconsin where democrats are choosing their candidate ...

We're continuing our coverage of president obama's historic announcement that he supports same sex marriage. 16 years ago, the president signed one of the most restrictive laws against same sex marriage ever. it allowed states to ignore legal same sex marriages from other states and oppose marriage equality. the former president made robo calls in north carolina encourages voters to vote against an anti-gay bill. >> i'm calling to urge you to vote against amendment one on may 8. the real effects of the law will

Nest, these people are going to be out in force bringing attention to what they feel is an unequal system? >> the passage of this amendment was the last gas of discrimination in a state where there hasn't been enough conversation about who gay families are and why marriage matters. this amendment has propel that had discussion. and we're going to see more of that and what we're going to see in north carolina as in the country overall is a bump in support for the freedom to marry as more people have a chance to think it through and not be stampeded in a political attack but to actually talk nei...

Much of the campaign against the aents-gay amendment has focused on the fact that it's language would not just ban marriage rights for same sex couple, it would ban all legal rights for all unmarried couples in the state. there are hundreds of thousands of unmarried couples who have some recognized legal status whether it's around child custody or police and prosecutor being able to protect you against domestic violence. that point about unmarried couples who aren't gay, that point said the anti-gay amendment will hurt them in north carolina by making the state an unattractive place to recruit...

The employment nondiscrimination act. he has a very good record on this. i think that really contrasts with mitt romney who's regressed. having this discussion is a good thing. and i think charlotte's a great city. i imagine that we're going to keep the convention there. and we should. i think it's a great place to host it. >> richard, forgive me, i said washington -- >> right, right. >> let's talk about debby wasserman-schultz releasing a statement -- she says, the passage of amendment one in north carolina is very disappointing and unfairly singles out gay and lesbians and is discriminatory....