>a lot of Americans who privately wouldn't vote for a gay man.
Yeah, but they're gonna vote Republican anyway. hhh...
I'm thinking (& hearing) he's a big deal with the under-35 crowd. Big enough to *maybe* get them out to vote.
You know, I think it's old farts like us who think that way. I keep seeing articles that one of the growing splits in the evangelical movement is between young and old on attitudes toward homosexuality. The young people just don't get this aspect of the culture wars.
That said, I think if he were a *single* gay man, that would be one thing. I think voters are just barely ready for a First Man if the president is a woman, but not ready for a First Man to Mr President. Could be wrong. I honestly know very few 18-30 year old conservatives. Lots of libertarians in that age group though. In fact, a large proportion of the libertarians I know are in that age group and, as a rule, libertarians don't care who you marry as long as it doesn't affect them and they don't have to pay extra for your marriage choices.