I have family who openly admit they’re single issue voters. Nothing but abortion matters. Any other Republican policy they happen to agree with is just a bonus. I guarantee they would switch to voting Dem if magically the two parties switched sides on abortion.
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HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
The Republican Party is a party of single issue voters that are willing to ignore other issues. Abortion is a major single issue for a large voting block.
ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 10 months ago
HardlightCereal@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m a single issue voter too. Nothing but climate action matters. I’m trans and trans rights are super important, but not if we’re all dead.
ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You would both say you’re concerned about future people dying unnecessarily.
soviettaters@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Same with Democrats tbh. There are many, many people who would vote for a moderate Republican if not for abortion.
JustZ@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh well. If you say you’re being honest, I guess you’re both sides argument must be credible.
Can you point to any specific voting block that is comparable to the evangelicals on this single issue?
Can you point to any Republican constituency that would vote for a moderate Democrat, but for abortion?
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
What’s the difference between a moderate Republican and a moderate Democrat, besides abortion? I’m not asking that rhetorically - I’m talking about someone like Mitt Romney when he was the Republican governor of very blue Massachusetts.
qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
I think it very much is politically relevant. Who would such a person appoint to the supreme court, if given the opportunity?