Is it, though? American views on gay issues have changed pretty dramatically over the last 20 years, for example - the Overton Window has definitely shifted. Gay rights are a traditionally leftist issue now widely embraced. But if you look at individual issues, it might show that Democrats have all shifted over in support of gay issues, with Republicans not doing so at all. In this format, that shows Democrats shifting to the left, when that actually represents Republicans shifting right, against the movement of the Window.
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