“We stand up for morality and vote for the candidate who is against gay rights even if he is against vouchers.”
When tuition costs 3 times as much as your salary, occupying the moral high ground looks a lot less appealing. People who talk about vouchers might actually do something with vouchers if they get elected. People who talk about gay marriage in 2018 are just pandering and aren’t able to actually change anything nor do they have any intention to do so.