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Indeed, that is one thing that a lot of these stay-at-home/third-party types do not seem to understand.

Politicans are MUCH more likely to stick their neck out for their MOST loyal supporters. And if there are too many conservatives who stay home, the politicians will go with someone else.

At this point, who have Bush's MOST reliable supports been? I'd suggest it is the Big Business/Wall Street/investor class portion of the Republican coalition, with the pro-life movement a close second. And if one looks at his presidency, he has stuck his neck out the most on those two domestic issues.

And for those who are latecomers, they have to accept that their concrns won't be dealt with as seriosuly as the concerns of those who have remained loyal through everything. Once broken, trust is very hard to re-gain.