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Axelrod Challenged On Obama’s Opposition To Marriage Equality | Last night, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell challenged David Axelrod on President Obama’s lack of support for true marriage equality, asking Obama’s senior strategist to respond to Dan Choi’s suggestion that gay people should not vote for a candidate who does not respect their “full personhood.” Axelrod reviewed Obama’s record of LGBT accomplishments, but did not say what’s preventing Obama from endorsing same-sex marriage: