Politics

"What would be the prospects for any Republican seeking their party's nomination today at any level if he or she stated that they believed in evolution, that the earth is over 3 billion years old, that the Bible is not the literal word of God, and that separation of church and state is an essential part of the American way of life as envisioned by the founding fathers? Thirty years ago, none of these ideas would have been controversial for Republicans as a whole. Today, espousing any one of them would be death in the eyes of the GOP base voters."

Forget where I read that, it was a comment on a story on Daily Kos.

Why are those topics so toxic?

What is it about their "base voters" these days that makes them this way?

I couldn't possibly vote for someone who did NOT believe the above things...