He might be right if he meant it in the sense that distracting voters with divide and conquer BS like gay marriage led people to vote for politicians who helped cause the recession.
This is your last warning. My BF and I will commence the nasty at 10 o'clock tonight if we aren't paid $10 million (small bills, nice and fresh) immediately. Oh yeah, that will be the pillars of civilization your hear collapsing, so don't bang on the wall this time.