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Rubio's Same-Sex Marriage Opposition Clashes With Generational Message

The divide over same-sex marriage encapsulates Rubio’s dilemma: he’s a young face in a party dominated by older voters.
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Marco Rubio often pitches himself as the candidate of the future, but when it comes to the issue of same-sex marriage, he's something of a throwback.

The Republican presidential candidate said Sunday that he disagrees with the recent Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and does not consider it to be settled law.