Once upon a time (back in the 1980s, especially), social issues like abortion, feminism, gay rights and religion in public forums were the glue that held together the war hawks and the tax cutters and gave the Republicans "wedge" issues to use against Democrats. Now the wedging is working in the other direction, as a new generation of Republicans is adopting positions to the left of the elders.
Time is working against the so-called "Reagan Revolution." Its base is almost entirely over the age of 65. Not to put too fine or too cruel a point on it, but what kind of future can it have?
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