I would say that a fair number of Democratic constituents and a majority of Democratic politicians would switch sides if there was no culture war. Notice how there seems to be a total amnesia held by Republican politicians born before the Eisenhower administration about Republicans.
Probably. It’s hard to comprehend how so many poor and middle class Republicans can support a party whose sole purpose is to reward the ultra rich at the expense of the poor and middle class. The answer has to be that they love the culture wars. It’s amazing Republican politicians can make that work