1 in 6 Democrats Okay With Polygamy

In this FrontPage Magazine article, Daniel Greenfield argues that Gallup’s latest moral-issues polling reveals a continued cultural divide, with Democrats and independents showing significantly higher tolerance for polygamy than Republicans.

• Greenfield frames the issue as part of a broader coalition problem for the left, pointing to “throuples” among progressive identity-politics circles and Islamists within parts of the Democratic base.
• The article cites Gallup’s finding that 17% of Democrats — roughly 1 in 6 — consider polygamy morally acceptable.
• Greenfield contrasts that with 27% of independents and only 7% of Republicans who reportedly say polygamy is morally acceptable.
• He notes that Gallup has also detected a slight conservative shift on some moral issues over the past five years, including attitudes toward gambling, out-of-wedlock births, and teenage sex.
• The author argues that these shifts suggest the country may be moving toward a more conservative cultural decade, though he says political and cultural “insanities” have prevented that from fully taking shape.
• Greenfield also mentions some evidence of Democrats moving slightly rightward on transgender issues, but presents the polygamy numbers as evidence that cultural liberalism remains strong inside the party.
• He speculates that Democratic support for polygamy would likely be higher if broken down by age, implying younger Democrats may be more permissive.
• The article ends with a jab at Bill Clinton, suggesting he was “ahead of his time” in light of changing sexual-morality norms.

Read the full story: https://www.frontpagemag.com/1-in-6-democrats-okay-with-polygamy/