1. The two big American parties used to be equally bad on sexual harassment. That's changing.
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3. Roots of difference are in 2 parties increasing divergence on gender at large. Since 1980, GOP increasingly patriarchal, Dems more feminist.
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4. GOP rejection of feminism is relatively new, dating to Reagan's embrace of religious right. Earlier, many leading GOP supported ERA, choice, Planned Parenthood.
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5. Gender gap of women skewing to Dems also relatively new: prior to 1972, women usually more likely to vote GOP than men.
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6. The gender gap, rooted in GOP embrace of religious right & patriarchal values, has now produced a morality gap in 2 parties.
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7. Further thoughts on why the two parties are on different paths on sexual harassment: https://newrepublic.com/article/146153/moral-gap-american-politics …
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Republicans made their choice when they nominated Trump
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We are at a point in our democracy where the Democrats, by acting responsibly and with principle, only enable the Republicans to maintain their power while acting irresponsibly and without principle.
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