Oregon Pols, Activists Applaud Obama Gay Marriage Announcement

By COREY PEIN

Reactions are rolling in after President Barack Obama's statement to ABC News earlier today that he supports full marriage rights for same-sex couples. 

Obama's election-year shift on the still-controversial issue comes as a vindication to Oregon's equal-marriage advocates.

Basic Rights Oregon executive director Jenna Frazzini told WW:

Politicians, too, are weighing in.

"Great Fricking News!" Portland Mayor Sam Adams wrote on Twitter.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) released the following statement:

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon), the state's newest member of Congress, also released a statement:

We'll update this post as more reactions arrive.

— Reporting by Cody Newton

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