[WildHorseCrash]

Yup. And Bob Casey, Jr.'s been described as a "conservative Democrat" (anti-abortion, anti-gun control, etc.) So Santorum can't rely on the right-leaning moderates in this one. As of 10/8/05, he's losing independent voters by 23 points. Which, along with only 67% Republican support [as opposed to 80% Dem. support of Casey] is why he's getting beat, bad. If he doesn't turn it around, there's gonna be an ol' fashion ass kickin' and Ricky ain't gonna be the foot.

[Palisades]

Yup. And Bob Casey, Jr.'s been described as a "conservative Democrat" (anti-abortion, anti-gun control, etc.) So Santorum can't rely on the right-leaning moderates in this one. As of 10/8/05, he's losing independent voters by 23 points. Which, along with only 67% Republican support [as opposed to 80% Dem. support of Casey] is why he's getting beat, bad. If he doesn't turn it around, there's gonna be an ol' fashion ass kickin' and Ricky ain't gonna be the foot.

I know a lot of fundamentalists and members of the Christian right don't want to hear it, but there is a sizeable percentage of Republicans (such as me and my wife) who vote GOP primarily on economic and defense issues. We are uncomfortable with many of the social issues being pushed by the right wing of the party.

Would we vote Democrat? Probably not. However, we might decide to stay home on election day, and we would be less likely to give money at election time.