[AFNobody]

This is largely correct but not something the US's religious right is willing to accept.

Decriminalizing prostitution and criminalizing the person doing the "buying" in public is the maximum that is viable without encouraging abuse.

[pitaj]

There no reason to paint this as a partisan issue. There are plenty of puritans on the left.

[untog]

There are plenty, but there are also definitely a lot more on the Republican side. A majority of self-identified Democrats favor legalization, while a majority of self-identified Republicans are against: https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/20...

[AFNobody]

The majority of the left supports decriminalization or legalization as the other commenter pointed out.

Pretending it isn't a partisan issue is silly.

[jack9]

Both sides are criminalized in the US

[AFNobody]

Which is the problem.