Poll : 60 % of Americans approve of President Obama 's support for same - sex marriage . This issue is going to be a big issue in the 2012 campaign , Obama says . More than 30 states have voted in favor of constitutional amendments that defend the traditional definition of marriage as a heterosexual union . Mitt Romney says marriage should be between a man and a woman . This is Obama 's fourth appearance on ` ` The View ''
Poll : 60 % of Americans approve of President Obama 's support for same - sex marriage . This issue is going to be a big issue in the 2012 campaign , Obama says . Mitt Romney says marriage should be between a man and a woman . This is Obama 's fourth appearance on ` ` The View ''