Why do people vote Republican?

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I found this article mentioned in a Judith Warner piece and thought it was illuminating in more ways than one.  It helps to explain the question of why well-reasoned, logical arguments generally fail to penetrate the conservative mindset.  I think many of us liberals have been so outraged and disgusted that it only fuels arguments that we think so highly of ourselves.  We come off as elitist because we believe, in the words of Obama himself, that conservatives "just don't get it,"  or are stupid people who are being duped.  I think we need to do a better job of understanding where conservatives are coming from, on a fundamental level, if we are ever going to speak a language that they believe is worth listening to.

I warn you that it is a bit long and makes references to Turiel, Durkheim, and Mill, but I promise it is worth reading.