On Monday New Jersey Governor Chris Christie abandoned the state's legal challenge to same-sex marriage, making New Jersey the 14th U.S. state to legalize sam-sex marriage.
Key GOP donors quietly rejoiced at the move as they view this particular cultural battle as a losing one.
In June the U.S. Supreme Court struck down down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) — effectively overturning California’s same-sex marriage ban – which has spurred efforts to end prohibitions on gay marriage.