Plus, around 77% of those who identified themselves as "white evangelical born again" supported the Republicans. I believe the percentage of Hispanics was closer to something like 35%.
A sizeable voting block that supported a winning party by almost 80% certainly should have some "clout" with the party. And most certainly much more clout than a voting block consisting of 8% of the voters of which only around a third of them support the winning party.
Seems like the message we're hearing from some on this thread is, "Don't call us, we'll call you -- in about three and a half years." Evangelical "Born-agains" as well as other Christians and Social Conservatives have just as much right to voice their concerns and opinions as anyone else. And they have the right to exercise their political clout as well.
In 2000, of the ~106 million Americans who voted, 14.84 million identified themselves as part of the Religious Right and 11.87 million voted for GWBush.
In 2004, of the ~118 million American who voted, 27.14 million identified themselves as members of the Religious Right and 21.16 million voted for PresBush.
Here's two links to the exit polling data I refered to on this thread.Exit poll of 2004 and exit poll of 2000.
>>>>Evangelical "Born-agains" as well as other Christians and Social Conservatives have just as much right to voice their concerns and opinions as anyone else. And they have the right to exercise their political clout as well.
Amen.
Of course we do, and we should! But you catch more flies with honey. Just do it in the right way that's all anyone is saying! (I think most feel that way anyway! :-)