I think of political opinions as more concrete expressions of deeper values, just like other tastes and tendencies. So while they may generally correlate, a spe

I think of political opinions as more concrete expressions of deeper values, just like other tastes and tendencies. So while they may generally correlate, a specific political opinion will be the result of several competing values, lived experience and other influences. So yes, they are somewhat separate, and IMO they can shift quite wildly, given the same set of core values.