From The F'ed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

This is why the continued dominance of the GOP/Evangelical alliance is so perplexing.

Because our society is far more liberal and far more secular than it's ever been. I guess a big part of their current success is how they are gaming the system through gerrymandering, the electoral college and the Senate filibuster. Some optimists theorize that this is their last gasp before a final implosion. I sure hope so.