Interesting observation

In light of the recent rush to the polls, this article was brought to my attention by a very astute individual. Here's an except:

The politics of the Karl Rove era were designed to distract and divide the very people who would ordinarily be rebelling against the deterioration of their way of life. Working Americans have been repeatedly seduced at the polls by emotional issues such as the predictable mantra of "God, guns, gays, abortion and the flag" while their way of life shifted ineluctably beneath their feet.

Does it light up any lightbulbs out there?