A lot of the groups that have conservative leanings 9that you have pointed out) are aligned with Democrats so they can get more of the social pie when the Dems dole out the money.

I certainly recognize that there are socially conservative Democrats but I also realize the Dems do not act like who they really are when they want to be reelected.

I think the increase in black voters led to the defeat of prop 8. Interesting too because the gay community looks at it like a civil rights issue so one would think the black community would be sympathetic to the cause…

The so called “Christian Left” is very underrated but I think it would grow in prominence in the next few cycles if the Republicans continue to lose their monopoly on religious values as a party. This is important to consider in terms of the Hispanic vote which is predominately Catholic and of course you’ve said many times now that the Jewish vote goes to Dems.

I don’t know if the Dems have a standard at which they scorn party members over like you guys and the term RINO. Even Reid is hesitant to toss Lieberman off certain committees though that might have changed had the Dems gained more of a majority in the Senate and didn’t need him anymore.

It seems like the term RINO was hidden away until McCain was defeated and then rolled back out, dusted off, and used again.

Slots should not be a part of a constitution. Legislate it but do not add it to that document.

As for gay marriage, not in favor of federal Constitutional amendment so long as state courts do not keep overriding the legal process of the states. CA voters decided on an issue for their state constitution. If a judge overturns it then the only process is to amend the federal Constitution to protect the citizens from the courts.

It is like abortion. It is not a federal issue and should never have been decided as such. It should have been left to the states.

Minorities have fairly conservative family values which is why I am bewildered at their support for the Democratic party. Most of their personal values line up more with conservatives but they vote liberal…

Go figure.

I kind of felt like the Prop was going to come into trouble by the way all the Hollywood elites were donating money and raising a stink.

I hadn’t looked at exit polls until your post and you’re right. The large minority vote (37% combined) definitely swung the yes vote. That’s pretty interesting.

I was disappointed in the two AR props that passed, one dealing with banning adoption from gays and those generally outside of wedlock and one dealing with a creating state lottery. Both passed to my dislike.