Despite what the media tells you the most prejudiced voters in the USA are the Democratic base. A large portion of the base is made up of male hourly workers. They have no more than a High School education. They don't want a woman or a black boss and they do note vote for females or blacks for major public office.
The media and the power structure of the Democratic party holds far different views than most of the base. What you find when talking to most of the Democrat base is that they delegate control of their lives to the Democratic party. They believe that they can not understand government, but the Democratic party does, and the Democratic elites will look out for them.
Thus the Democrat big shots can refuse to open Alaska for oil and the base will vote for them. The Base doesn't understand that the Democrats refusal on new Drilling is a major cause of $3.15 gasoline. They don't even know that what their party did. They blame the big oil companies and Republicans for making gasoline cost so much.
The Democratic party base pays no attention to what the party leaders do. They just delegate control, that is their votes, to the party so the party elites can protect them form the evil Republicans.
But if the party puts a woman or a black on the presidential ticket, they will find that is far different thing than refusing to drill for oil. The base can not help bu know what has been done, and mutch of the Base will refuse to vote. They would not vote for a Republican but they may very well refuse to vote for a female or black candidate.
I suspect the polls will show Hillary in great shape until election day. Then they may find out that much of the parties base, has not turned out to vote. It may come as a huge surprise.
The Democratic party is a top down organization. You can bet the precinct captains know the score. But the Democratic elites do not listen to or even ask precinct captains. The elites send orders and rulings down. They never ask for or get information from the bottom up.
They will find out during the election 2008. It reminds me of 1972. The elites were sure that George McGovern could destroy Richard Nixon at the polls. But on election day 60.7 percent of the votes went to Nixon. As a comparison Reagan in his huge victory of 1984 only got about 58 percent of the vote. The Republican party is a bottom up party. The democrats are a top down. That explains the differences between the two parties.
I spent more than 30 years as an “hourly male” and never in my life have voted for a democrat at any level of government. I was a union member, now retired. I knew many who fit the description you provided. Conservative on many levels, smaller gov., fewer entitlements, less taxes, pro life etc. and voted for democrats.
Recently a man I used to work with came by my house and we were having coffee. I know him to be one of the people I described above. I asked him if he would vote for Hillary or Obama in the primary. He told me that he did not vote for women or n******.
The democrat party is chock full of racists and misogynists. It’s projection on their part when they accuse conservatives of their moral failings.