Bush’s 2004 re-election hinged on moral rather than constitutional values

Evidence

Needless to say, American values and the qualifications for citizenship changed after the 9/11 tragedies. According to polls, the primary reason Bush’s supporters voted to reelect him in 2004 was “values.” These values were not the constitutional foundations of freedom of speech and freedom of religion but rather “moral” values such as the prioritization of the heterosexual family unit, belief in God, and opposition to abortion. — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 1225