Their beliefs might be moving, but I doubt many of them are moving their votes.
Exactly. A strong case in point is the Rasmussen poll. Week after week, and issue after issue, Americans are heavily opposed to Obama's and the dems' stances on virtually everything. Yet... look at the tracking polls and Obama is almost always within 5% of the break-even point.
Americans may not agree with most of the dems' stances, but they looooovvvvve dem summa dat free stuff!
A member of my extended family holds Conservative views on nearly every important issue of note.
But he voted lockstep for Democrats for four decades. At least until he retired from his union teaching job. Securing his benefits and pensions took priority over values and ideology apparently.