One mother, a longtime Democrat, clasped her hands in ecstasy on hearing of the findings. Both sons said they had suspected their Republicanism from an early age but did not confirm it until they were in college, when they became convinced it wasn't just a phase they were going through. Despite the near-certainty of the medical community about Republicanism's genetic origins, troubling issues remain. The Nurture article offered no response to the suggestion that the startlingly high incidence of Republicanism among siblings could result from the fact that they share not only genes but also psychological and emotional attitudes, being the products of the same parents and family dynamics. And it remains to be explained why so many avowed Democrats are know to vote Republican occasionally - or at least to fantasize about doing so.
Polls show that three out of five adult Democrats admit to having had a Republican experience.
In well adjusted people, however, this experimentation rarely outlasts adolescence. Surprisingly, some Republican activists hail the findings as a step forward rather than as an invitation to more conservophobia. But for most real Americans, the discovery opens a window on a brighter tomorrow. In a few years, gene therapy could eradicate Republicanism altogether. The first is Smurf Sex.