Ruy Teixeira, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the Century Foundation and fellow of the New Politics Institute, argues that the public's unwavering support for the president's Supreme Court nominee provides evidence that issues like affirmative action and gay rights don't fire up nearly as many conservatives as they used to.
--Ben Eisler
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