Yah, and southern conservatives are sure to vote for Obama or Hillary over Rudy because of this, right? /sarc
"Yah, and southern conservatives are sure to vote for Obama or Hillary over Rudy because of this, right? /sarc"
Rural social conservatives (who tend to be more populist on economic issues, especially trade) won't vote for the Democrat *because* of social issues, they'll vote for them *in spite* of them; they only vote for the Republican when the candidate is socially conservative while the Democrat isn't. Of course, some rural social conservatives won't vote for a socially liberal Democrat no matter what, but if the Republican is socially liberal as well they'll likely stay home or vote third party.