I think the public is moving leftward on social issues (with the exception of abortion [0]), but I'm not sure the Republican party has been recently. I mean, th

I think the public is moving leftward on social issues (with the exception of abortion [0]), but I'm not sure the Republican party has been recently. I mean, the Log Cabin Republicans called the most recent platform the "most anti-LGBT in history" [1]. My sense is that Trump won the nomination by downplaying his personal views on abortion and gay marriage and pledging to nominate conservative justices. [0]: http://www.gallup.com/poll/170249/split-abortion-pro-choice-pro-life.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/170249/split-abortion-pro-choice-... [1]: http://www.logcabin.org/pressrelease/a-message-on-the-gop-platform-from-log-cabin-republicans-president-gregory-t-angelo/ http://www.logcabin.org/pressrelease/a-message-on-the-gop-pl...