[The_Eaglet]

Bush for reelection and want nothing whatsoever to do with splitting the conservative vote thereby helping to usher in another corrupt liberal Democrat.

Don't you think that by running for re-election after advocating and implementing abhorrent liberal policies that Bush is splitting the conservative vote? He would serve conservatives better by dropping out of the race and supporting someone who is consistent in his positions.

He barely beat a half-witted socialist Democrat who served in the previous administration. A repeat race, especially after outspending said administration, will only further divide conservatives.

[Jim Robinson]

Look, I support GW Bush 100% over John Kerry even if I don't like some of his policies. Is that so hard to understand?

[kevkrom]

Don't you think that by running for re-election after advocating and implementing abhorrent liberal policies that Bush is splitting the conservative vote?

No, holding Bush to a "Reagan" standard that Reagan himself would have fallen well short of is splitting off a fairly small part of the conservative vote.

[Amelia]

Don't you think that by running for re-election after advocating and implementing abhorrent liberal policies that Bush is splitting the conservative vote? He would serve conservatives better by dropping out of the race and supporting someone who is consistent in his positions.

I think the majority of Americans are not liberal or conservative, and don't pay much attention to the details. These people have never heard of the Constitution Party, and they won't vote for it. They'll vote for the candidate of one of the major parties. An exception would be someone like Perot with LOTS of money and LOTS of media attention. Do you suppose the Constitution Party will get that?

He barely beat a half-witted socialist Democrat who served in the previous administration.

Precisely. Over half the American voters voted for either Gore or Nader. A little less than half the American voters voted for Bush or more conservative candidates.

Most Americans are moderates, and believe the media hype that Conservatives are too mean and hateful. They don't want to be like that; they see themselves as kind and generous people.

Most Americans see third party candidates, on the whole, as Quixotic nutcases, and they don't vote for them. By the time of the election, Peroutka will be lucky if 10% of Americans have even heard of him. During the last election, both Pat Buchanan and the Reform Party were fairly well known, but got very few votes.

A repeat race, especially after outspending said administration, will only further divide conservatives.

The biggest thing dividing conservatives is these "conservative" candidates. One wonders what they are actually expecting to accomplish, since they can't possibly expect to win.

Bush isn't perfect by a long shot, but he sure beats Kerry.