[Beagle8U]

"And usually gun rights, prolife, pro-family, (anti-homo) go together"

I think it depends on where a person lives how much they think the social issues effect voting. For someone living in a big city they may think its no big deal. In the rural ares and the heartland its a very big deal.

[Delphinium]

In the rural ares and the heartland its a very big deal.

Those are very important areas in an election.