US Election 2012: the view from YouTube 3) Gay marriage returned to the fore of US politics in recent weeks with Washington state backing and Maryland only waiting for the governor's signature before doing so. But in New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill that pass through the Assembly, saying that the issue should go to a referendum. Newark Mayor Cory Booker, hailed as one of the Democrats' rising stars, gave a passionate speech denouncing the idea of making "civil rights subject to the passions of the majority." 4) Basically the only rule governing the behaviour of super PACS - the shadowy committees that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money supporting political candidates - is that they can't coordinate with their candidate's official campaign. Which makes it very strange that pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future has just lifted a 2008 Romney campaign ad wholesale and is running it as their own. Take a look: Super PAC ad Romney 2008 ad H/t: Slate 5) One from the vault: Washington has been gripped this week by a new documentary series about the Clinton presidency, which is a good excuse to dig up this timeless classic: