For my entire life, the quickest way to be a “moderate Republican” according to the media is to support abortion. That’s it. Now, in the 21st century, it’s “gay/trans rights” as well, or something similar. No interesting economic theories or ideas will do it. Even though bloody Ronald Reagan himself nearly got 60 percent of the public to vote for him, he can’t be a moderate.
The only time you hear about a “conservative Democrat” is when the media doesn’t like that person. They probably think that businesses should earn profits to some degree. If you do that, the mainstream media will treat you like the bad guys in FernGully.
Religion and traditional views of human sexuality are interrelated, but there is no causal relationship between the two. A big problem for Democrats is that faithful believers perceive them to be hostile to traditional religion. I guess they don’t mind religion, as long as the candidates go to Rainbow Sparkles Open-Minded Community Church. Which, I don’t care; knock yourself out. But the “nones” are calling the bluff on liberal churches. Is God really God, if he always agrees with me? More complex and difficult question: why do we all know that the difference in churches ideologically is sex? Why doesn’t anyone question themselves, in that scenario?
Are the Democrats losing racial minorities to the GOP because of hostility to traditional religion, or is it also hostility to upward mobility? (Old money seems fine to everyone.)
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