[EllaMinnow]

First off, between the libertarians and the values voters there were a whole lot of other voters. Values voters were, from what I can tell, about 35-40% of Bush's support. Significant, sure, but not a majority.

I'd consider myself as a "values voter" but the values I was voting for were courage and integrity and loyalty, not priggery and prudery.

The MSM willingly misinterpreted the values votes and gave them more weight than they should have by both mis-defining values and splitting "war" and "terrorism" into 2 separate issues.

[onyx]

That's pure eloquence!

[Celtjew Libertarian]

True enough. But there are enough values voters, as described by the MSM, to have contributed significantly to Bush's reelection.

However, you are right they are not the be-all and end-all of Bush's win, nor the GOP.