I have heard that when they did exit polls asking people what the most important issue that caused them to vote the way they did, the overwhelming majority said that it was moral values. What I extrapolate from that is people are scared of abortion and/or homosexual marraige. That doesn't make me feel happier about how they voted though. If they had said the most important issue was winning the war in Iraq, that would have made me happier about the way they voted.