What percentage of GQP lawmakers don't really care about what cultural shit they're pushing?

[Stinky The Clown]

What I mean is abortion, guns, LGBTQ+, books, and all the other crap on their agenda.

Instead of being a true believer, they see it as a way to appeal to their base, thereby keeping themselves in power.

If some twittertwat catapults the notion there needs to be a ban on cotton candy, they'd stage sugar and food color burnings.

[Silent3]

1. I've never been able to figure out the ratio of con artists to True Believers...

...and I'm not really sure which is worse: Sincerely believing in these vile prejudices, or knowing it's BS but being willing to hurt so many people for personal power?

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Agree and agree. And agree.

While both types give is the same result, the True Believer believes in that type of thing.

The con artist is worse because they believe in nothing and as a result can morph at will.

[Scrivener7]

2. About 98%.

[JHB]

4. High, but not as high as you might expect

The true-believers have had time to filter in and establish themselves within the party, and rise to some high positions.

[617Blue]

5. Whatever the number is, it's growing

10 years ago most GOP pols would throw the culture warriors a bone or two so they could focus on cutting taxes and regulations and destroying middle income families.

Now I think that many of them care mostly about the cultural warfare.