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@yanky1998, Well, phrased that way I actually agree with you 98%.

However I’d still caution you are mixing up political parties and Jewish religious moral values.
Our moral values don’t change over time with “progress.” Political parties reflect what the majority of Americans support at any given time.

For example, Republicans as a party don’t uniformly oppose gay marriage being legalized (that ship has sailed) and 20 years ago the democratic party generally did. Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act because there was bipartisan support with 13 Republican senators and 39 Republican house members voting for it.

The republicans overall may be more in line with our traditional religious moral values, but don’t confuse that with thinking they represent Torah values. Party platforms are not written by Rabbanim. A blue state republican and a red state democrat may actually have a lot in common in what they support. The litmus test for frum morality should not be whom you vote for, but if you accept that morality is absolute and comes from hashem.