Democratic vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden sat down with Ellen DeGeneres Monday afternoon to campaign for Barack Obama. During his visit to the show, he made clear that if he were a resident of California, he would be voting no on Proposition 8.
Biden's appearance on the show had been widely publicized for much of the past week, and both he and Obama have said that they would not support a same-sex marriage ban, but Biden's appearance on the show served as a visible reminder of his position to voters weeks before the election.
"First of all, congratulations," Biden said, in reference to DeGeneres's own marriage. "Number two, if I lived in California, I'd clearly vote against Proposition 8."
Biden reminded the audience that both he and Obama had both opposed Bush's proposed Federal Marriage Amendment on a national level, which would have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.
"I think it's regressive, I think it's unfair, and so I'd vote no," he said.
Last week, DeGeneres announced that she had filmed a public service announcement in conjunction with No on 8. On Friday, No on 8 announced the talk show host had paid for the first $100,000 worth of airtime. (The Advocate)
