Even though the Democratic candidate for Senate, Barack Obama, opposes same-sex marriage, his Republican opponent, Alan Keyes, used an event in Washington, D.C., to attack Obama for his position on such unions.
Keyes was with Black ministers in D.C., and stated his support of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would ban same-sex marriages. Keyes said Obama wants it both ways as he seeks the gay vote while stating he opposes marriage.
Obama does back civil unions for gays.