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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not has a single state has voted for legalization of gay marriage when it's been sent to the population to vote. [/quote]People who hate gays are highly motivated to turn out. Doesnt make it right. The public opinion polls break in favor of gay marriage. If public opinion matters most then it should be legalized nationwide. [/quote]

or the 54% majority who support it dont actually care enough to show up and vote.  [/quote]

Old people vote more than young people.  This is a problem that will take care of itself.  Each successive generation is trending more positive for gay marriage, and the people of each generation are getting more tolerant as they age.    The eventual outcome is inevitable.  Get used to it.[/quote]

There's also the general trend that people tend to vote more conservatively as they age. Not necessarily on this particular topic, but some of you younger DCUMers may find yourselves growing more conservative as you get older. Imagine that!  :wink:[/quote]

But on this particular issue, the data says that it is not true.

This graph clearly shows that the same cohort of people has not become increasingly conservative as they have aged.  http://features.pewforum.org/same-sex-marriage-attitudes/slide2.php   For example, the boomers are more conservative than Gen X, but they are not getting more conservative as the years go by.

So the lesson here is that the old adage does not seem to apply on social issues the same way that it does regarding economic ones.  And the reason is that a person's economic standing changes dramatically over their lifetime.

So if you want a party that will catch voters as they age, strip out the oppressive social agenda and get back to basics: fiscal conservatism, low taxes, a retrenched foreign policy and respect for individual liberty.

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