By the mid-1850's the inclusion of women in theritualsofpartypoliticshadbecomecommonplaceandtheideology that justifiedsuchinclusion had been assimilated by the Democrats.
While this news may come as a shock to those who view Reid as a leader of the left, politics will always trump ideology and in the State of Nevada politics dictates that running for office as a gun supporter is a way better idea than seeking office as a gun regulator.
As Mr Goodman lists the main features of Rome and Jerusalem (politics, ideology, law), he finds himself observing repeatedly that Romans and Jews reacted to Hellenism in different ways.