Once you raise the issue, it transcends the election.
Yes, for good and bad. I would rather, fir once in my life have an election about the role of govt and the rule of law without appeals to gays or abortion to inflame emotions, pro and con.
We have a very teachable moment about the very real limits of big govt to function, a referendum on the utter failure of the progressive vision when put into practice.
Why would we want to make this, again, about social issues?