And the opposite of the "socially liberal but fiscally conservative"? They exist?
Are there voters who are social conservative but support a big welfare state?
Do they also contribute to state's elasticity?
Yes, but they're on the decline. In the past decade the Republicans have succeeded in convincing poor Appalachian whites that siphoning their money to the 1% actually helps them. They're so opposed to abortion and gay marriage that they figure Republicans MUST be correct about that as well.
Um 5 years of a Dem Presidency and the wage gap has stayed the same or widened in my opinion and this is a Republican issue or problem that they have caused?
