This was SOP during the George W. Bush presidency as well: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_big_idea/2008/11/loyalty.html http://www.slate.

This was SOP during the George W. Bush presidency as well: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_big_idea/2008/11/loyalty.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_big_idea... There is at least some research that conservatives value loyalty far more than liberals: http://www.ethicsdefined.org/the-problem-with-morality/conservatives-vs-liberals/ http://www.ethicsdefined.org/the-problem-with-morality/conse...