How Gay Marriage Decision Instantly Changes the Midterms
The Supreme Court decision means gay marriage may become an issue in the midterms – and maybe 2016.
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Most Republicans don't want to talk about gay marriage. But Ted Cruz and the Supreme Court might just force them to do it.
By passing on five cases involving same-sex marriage, the high court left the issue in the hands of the states and in the process revived its currency as a political issue just a month before the midterm elections. As news of the decision spread Monday, many Republicans took the kind of hands-off approach favored by Governor Scott Walker, who concluded that "for us, it's over in Wisconsin."