New Obama campaign video hits Mitt Romney on same-sex marriage: 'Backwards on equality'

In a newly released video (watch it above), the Obama campaign is hammering Mitt Romney's opposition to gay marriage and civil unions, saying he wants to move "backwards on equality."

The video starts with a clip of of President Obama announcing his support for same-sex marriage and quickly moves to a clip of Mitt Romney yesterday saying he opposes both marriage equality and civil unions, setting up the forward versus backwards contrast that is by now quite familiar.

The video lists the implications of Romney's position: no health insurance of same-sex couples and their children; no ability for same-sex couples to adopt; no legal framework for making emergency medical decisions for partners; and no federal hospital visitation rights. It also points out that Romney's opposition to civil unions puts him to the right of George W. Bush, who campaigned on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in 2004, but now favors civil unions. And the video includes a clip of Romney endorsing that constitutional amendment during a 2012 Republican primary debate.

The video concludes with a return to the campaign's core message. "President Obama is moving us forward," it says. "Mitt Romney would take us back."