re: "She spoke to the American people", my foot.
He just lost the entire gay marriage community with that about face and stab in the back. He also made it obvious that he was all about nuance - the ability to justify voting against gay marriage while simultaneously being able to speak to a group like you are their greatest champion.
I thought it was a brilliant move. Who else are the gays going to vote for? So no real damage there. He may have pissed them off, but they will still vote for Obama. And he might have just picked up some independent Christians.