... or at least the end of current battles. Fivethirtyeight.com is a website that analyzes opinion polling, and gained fame after being the most accurate predictor of the 2008 election. Click here and here.
These are aggregates of polls about marijuana use and support for gay marriage. The war on drugs and same-sex marriage are wedge issues in American politics and embody the current culture wars, but vehement opposition seems to be falling. Among younger people especially, socially liberal politics are mainstream and trending away from reactionaries in the conservative movement.
Good news for Democrats, as they are positioned philosophically for even greater party affiliation (over 10 percentage points already). It will be many years before Republicans drop abortion, homosexuals, religion, et al. from their agenda to reconnect with the majority of citizens.
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