Oregon Pols, Activists Applaud Obama Gay Marriage Announcement

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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