[quote=briansd1]True. That’s why I believe that kids of Republicans wont vote Republican. They have Facebook and socialize with other kids everywhere — black, hispanics, gays, etc… For example, it’s OK to be gay these days. Young adults know bigotry on the parts of their parents and political party then they see it.

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But how do Republicans get behind a social moderate when the base is turning more right wing? If Republicans nominate a moderate like Huntsman, the base will stay home.

The Hispanic vote is becoming more important so Republican have to win a good portion of that block in order to remain relevant.

Time will tell…. The world is so interesting, that’s why I want to live a long time to see it all unfold.[/quote]

The Republican Party is less than a decade from caving on gay rights because of demographic trends. There will be a transition with some acrobatics to justify regional differences, but the writing is on the wall that as a block under 40s are ok with gay marriage, and that support isn’t really eroding with time.

The Latino vote is certainly intriguing. There’s a lot of evidence that Latinos on the whole aren’t very enthusiastic about the Republican party, but as a group Latino voters do tend to lean slightly more socially conservative. They’ve shown a willingness to vote with conservatives on specific ballot initiatives like Proposition 8 while still casting their votes for Obama and Democratic lawmakers. I’m curious what the Republican coalition will look like 20 years from now.