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There is a really good point Democrats were almost universally against gay marriage until it cross the public support threshold. Looks at the stark difference b
by tick_tock_tick 6y ago
There is a really good point Democrats were almost universally against gay marriage until it cross the public support threshold. Looks at the stark difference between Obama on gay marriage in his first vs second term. If the polling shows enough people support it Democrats will pretty quickly flip to the support side of the issue if it goes anything like marriage.
- loeg 6y agoLegalizing marijuana (67-32) is slightly more popular than gay marriage (61-31), and the crossover was at roughly the same time as gay marriage. https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/ https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-ga... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/14/americans-support-marijuana-legalization/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/14/americans-s...
- BHSPitMonkey 6y agoTo a certain extent, that's how representative government is intended to work.
- tick_tock_tick 6y agoFor sure this should be considered a feature not a bug.