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Thanks. >> bill clinton's robo call 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 dem...

Marriage. what it will change is north carolina's ability to keep good businesses, attract new jobs and attract and keep talented entrepreneurs. if it passes, your ability to get those jobs will be weakened. losing one job to amendment one is too big a risk it would take away health insurance from children and take away domestic violence protection from women. the real affect of the law is not to keep the traditional definition of law. the real affect of law will be to hurt families and drive away jobs. north carolina can do better. again, this is bill clinton asking you to vote against amendm...

shall be valid or recognized in this state." cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington, d.c., this morning. boy, has this been playing out. we first heard the vice president joe biden. he says that he endorsed marriage equality and he is a roman catholic. how is this going to play out politically in washington? >> it puts president obama, in a way, in a bind because vice president biden and other top members of the administration has come out in favor of same-sex marriages. he does not. he supports domestic unions. but he does not support an amendment like the one i...

It's primary day in north carolina, but in this case it's not even about the primary. this one -- oh, yes, your good friend and neighbor -- marriage equality on the ballot. this one called amendment one, marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic union that shall thus devalid or recognized in this state. as of now, eight states in the district of columbia allow same-sex marriage in the nation as a whole, is almost evenly split on the issue with exactly 50% supporting it in a new gallup poll. the king of saying, whatever is going on, but we're not supposed to say it, energy sec...

Remind everybody about north carolina voting today on amendment one. that defines marriage between a man and a woman. the president hasn't taken a firm stance on marriage equality. but he has come out against amendment one. if the president does voice support of marriage equality, does he risk alienating voters in key battleground states like north carolina, florida, virginia? >> yes, he does. that's the political calculation here. i would agree with my friend jonathan capehart on the substance of it in terms of what the president should do. we all know where he stands. this idea floating arou...