As we head into the Republican convention in Cleveland, Donald Trump is talking about his two priority issues: fighting terrorism and halting immigration. For those who’ve watched the Republican Party over the past decades, equally notable is what Trump is not talking about: the social and cultural issues through which past Republican nominees have courted the party’s religious voters.
How has Trump so successfully emphasized terrorism and immigration, while largely ignoring social conservatives’ most important issues? The answer lies partly with voters’ changing priorities. CONT.
John F. Camobreco & Michelle A. Barnello (Christopher Newport U.), The Monkey Cage