Is there a place for social conservatives in the Democratic Party?

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Some social issues, such as guns, aren’t a big deal, but opposition to LBGT rights is inexcusable. It’s a civil rights issue, a matter of basic human equality. Opposing same-sex marriage doesn’t even make sense politically, since marriage equality is now supported by the majority of Americans. Democrats should not compromise on backing the rights of everyone.

That doesn’t mean that Democrats should needlessly alienate people who disagree with certain parts the party platform, economic or social (heck, there was plenty of room for Southern racists in the Democratic Party, during the time of the New Deal). I certainly appreciate your votes for the party. By voting to elect Democrats, you are effectively voting to protect LGBT rights, in addition to fair economic policies. Good for you.

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In all honestly I don’t think I’m very different from Joe Biden.

Then you don’t know Joe Biden very well.

Yeah, Biden is no social conservative. He’s been “comfortable” (his own word) with SSM for over a decade, and whether or not he’s personally pro-life, he’s pro-choice in terms of government policy. Biden may even be to my left on gun control. Maybe people misunderstand Biden because of his sometimes old-fashioned way of expressing things, but Biden is not a social conservative.

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John Bel Edwards was just a governor a few months ago, I hope we have more like him in the future. I doubt it though. He was an awesome governor.

Edwards could likely carry Louisiana as a Presidential candidate. Louisiana is a state that has never had a candidate on the national ticket, and there would be some pride in his candidacy.  He's a Catholic, and (I believe) a Cajun Catholic, and it was the Cajun vote that made Louisiana a Presidentially Democratic state in 1992 and 1996 and the best Dukakis state in the South in 1988.  His position on social issues rules him out, however. 

I doubt it. JBE only narrowly won re-election as Governor.