> If it turned out that Voter ID laws would benefit Democrats, they would support them in an instant. This has the caché of being knowingly world-weary, but it

> If it turned out that Voter ID laws would benefit Democrats, they would support them in an instant. This has the caché of being knowingly world-weary, but it's likely quite wrong. Ideological positions which present an obstacle to voter willingness to support a candidate aren't exactly uncommon, and tend to break down by party. That seems to indicate that ideological positions that might present an obstacle to voter ability to support a candidate -- or, inversely, increase opposition ability -- might well be possible. Also, your asserion ignores the existing psych research on temperamental foundations of political leanings. People are more likely to vote their temperament-based values than than their interests. And fears of a contaminating "Other" adulterating election results are going to cluster more with political conservative issues while a more open process is going to cluster with politically liberal issues. In order to get Democratic constituencies to support exclusive voting laws, you'd have to flip the temperamental polarity of each party.