I'm asking this in all seriousness and in a non-hostile manner: Do you think the issue is enough to re-energize the base? More importantly, do you think it's got enough traction to bring back some of those swing voters?
No. It's not enough to re-energize the base after the immigration debacle, the big spending, Harriet Miers, etc.
But that's not my main reason for supporting a Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA). If it helps re-energize the base, fine, but I support it regardless. It's going to be necessary to have an amendment in the Constitution on this issue, otherwise the Supreme Court will impose gay "marriage" nationwide, no question.
We get into these messes in the first place by not being proactive. The people running around today, telling us that we don't need a marriage amendment, are akin to those who ran around fifteen years ago telling us not to worry about illegal aliens. After all, there were "only" a million or so in the country, and that federal law they passed in 1986 took care of the problem. Yeah, it took care of the problem about as well as DOMA will.