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Re:Elite colleges are making it easy for conservatives to di... by confuseddesi on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:09PM (#15817361)
Here's another snippet from President Clinton:

"I have long opposed governmental recognition of same-gender marriages and this legislation is consistent with that position."

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/scotts/ftp/wpaf2mc/clinton....

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Re:Elite colleges are making it easy for conservatives to di... by vannevar on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:21PM (#15817484)
That's a general social trend, not unique to the left. Steadily increasing numbers of Republicans also support gay marriage, currently around 40%. (http://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay...)
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Re:Elite colleges are making it easy for conservatives to di... by ZeroGravitas on Thursday November 30, 2017 @01:15PM (#15818042)
The same source shows a roughly similar shift on immigration, with older people being less keen and the average opinion changing as they age out:

http://www.people-press.org/2017/10/05/4-race-immigration-an...

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