I think he is in love with a liberal. Have seen that happen several times. Conservatives that fall in love with a liberal start seeing their view more often, agreeing with them more often. Before you know it the Conservative has become a liberal and depending on how radical the love of their life is they can go completely to the dark side. The thing is I have only once seen a liberal become a conservative after falling in love with one. If the conservative doesn’t change the relationship seems to end when it dawns on the liberal partner their mate will not change. Doesn’t end well either.
Hope not. Agree about those unions; proggies can’t change their opinion - for them, doing so indicates FAILURE! rather than a developing worldview, which is their fatal flaw.