re: #232 marjoriemoon

I think that’s unusual, to follow a party because of one particular issue, but certainly people do that. Most of us agree with the majority of a party’s concepts, even if there are some we aren’t comfy with.

I disagree. I think it is a fundamental part of the GOP’s current architecture to snag a whole giant swath of voters (SoCons) that would otherwise be at economic odds with Republican policy. “Law and Order” and “Family Values” wedge issues have been the hook to get votes from people whose economic interests don’t align well with the party’s economic platform (which had always been the true heart of the GOP agenda).

The irony is that this worked really well for a while, but it now threatens to destabilize the party, as the SoCons (in the guise of the Tea Party folks) are getting out of hand.