So it would seem. And for very similar reasons.
So it would seem. And for very similar reasons.
An interesting development, and one that is going largely unnoticed. If you think about it, it's quite common for voters to say, "I'm fiscally conservative, and socially liberal." (You rarely would see anyone outside the Oval Office hold the opposite views.)
Republicans seem to be mutating into a different animal, along those lines. One that is pro-military, pro-tax cuts, but very moderate in their social views. Overall, that's a very shrewd strategy, as most Americans indentify with these positions. The only real problem could be on the 2nd Amendment. Still, with the new iteration of Democrats realizing how popular gun ownership is, Republicans aren't going to get too far off the reservation over it.
The fringe right will panic as hard as the fringe left is, which will prove to be equally counterproductive. The only thing the angry spasms of fringe left is doing is cutting themselves off at the kneecap. They are in horror over what is happening to the DNC. The fringe right, if they go the same route, will find themselves equally marginalized.
Politicians, as a rule, go towards votes, and away from crazy. (Unless they have a crazy constituency, like in the SF bay area) If you act like a large, serious voter block, they'll hump your leg like the dogs they are. Act crazy, and they won't even return your phone calls. The hard left is learning this the hard way, as will the hard right.