Otter Won’t Quit Gay-Marriage Fight

From Betsy Russell/SR: Idaho Gov. Butch Otter announced during a political debate Tuesday night that he plans to continue fighting same-sex marriage – though he issued a statement earlier in the day declaring that the state had done “all we can through the courts for now to defend traditional marriage in Idaho.” Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage has been overturned in court, and the state’s appeals have failed. Same-sex couples can begin legally receiving marriage licenses in the state this morning. But Otter, debating Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff and Constitution Party candidate Steve Pankey on a Boise TV station, said the fight isn’t over. “We still have a same-sex marriage case in Louisiana,” which he said could end up going to the U.S. Supreme Court. “I’m not giving up on it,” he said. “The voters passed that.” Idaho voters passed a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in 2006. More here.

Question: Do you believe Gov. Otter is fighting gay marriage as a result of personal convictions? Or for political reasons?