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The Republican party trails the Democratic party by 5 to 10 years in their stance towards social issues. In 2008 Obama campaigned for president against gay marr
by decremental 4y ago
The Republican party trails the Democratic party by 5 to 10 years in their stance towards social issues. In 2008 Obama campaigned for president against gay marriage. 14 years later such a stance would be political suicide for a Democrat. Now Republicans support gay marriage. At least enough for this to pass. So really things are just playing out the way they always have for quite a long time.
- civilized 4y agoSomething tells me Republicans won't be promoting intersectionality or gender affirmative therapy in 2027.
- alphabettsy 4y ago> In 2008 Obama campaigned for president against gay marriage. His views were always much more nuanced than what I’ve heard from most republicans even today. He didn’t support gay marriage but did support civil unions and other civil rights protections. https://time.com/3816952/obama-gay-lesbian-transgender-lgbt-rights/ https://time.com/3816952/obama-gay-lesbian-transgender-lgbt-...