Posted on 11/09/2006 8:23:16 PM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
DALLAS (Reuters) - Thumped in Tuesday's elections, the Republican Party faces a dilemma as it prepares for 2008: trying to claw back support in the center while keeping loyal conservative Christians happy. Religiously motivated social conservatives are an important base for base for President George W. Bush and the Republican Party, which lost control of both houses of Congress in the elections amid voter anger over corruption, intrusive government and the Iraq war.
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I think you are onto something. Good insight.
Instead of trying to please this faction and that faction, why don't they just do what's right? I don't think George Washington took any polls to become the most popular President we have ever had.
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Hello out there is RNC land. The swing voters were mostly women.
^^^^^^^^^^^^Not all Republicans have to be white, born again christians, and we don't like the implication that we are any less conservative if we are not....^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sounds to me like you have problems with the media, not with the "religious right". It's the media that portrays what you just described, moreso than any of the "fanatics" that the media is currently attacking actually do.
Did you see my first post, did you see how they used a whacko as if he was just some innocent bystander?
Good. Remind us all.
FWIW, I haven't forgotten.
But remind away. Al-Reuters' actions should never be forgotten.
^^^^^^^^^^^Well .. anytime the GOP wants to dump the Christian right .. let 'em try it .. and they'll be out of power for another 40 years.^^^^^^^^^^^
That's *exactly* what the liberal media wants. Their boys in power.
I'd bet that had the media asked that "corruption" would've also involved ILLEGAL immigration.
Call it gut instinct.
^^^^^^^^^^^Finally, the Religious Right is growing increasingly green and this is at odds with the Republican moneyed interests.^^^^^^^^^^^
Do you have anything credible on this? I've only heard it from the liberal media and.... well..... I don't trust their propaganda.
Yeah, I don't need to be on that ping list.
The only reason I posted this is because of who al reuters quoted without properly mentioning who he is.
This is Al-Reuters, trying to tell the Republicans the reason they were lost was because they were too conservative. I'm surprised it took the presstitutes two whole days after the election to start pushing that nonsense.
The Republican lost over two things:
1) a small portion of the base stayed home over discontent with RINOism, and
2) the moderates, especially the soccer moms, voted Dem to end the war.
The Dems are going to take care of the war issue for us. I don't agree with what they're going to do, but a withdrawal is going to happen. That removes the only issue they won on from the table in '08.
If Pubbies don't run a RINO in '08, we should be okay.
Exactly!
I didn't stay home but I think you're right. Bait and switch politics just makes people mad and if the politicians won't listen to them, then the only way the voters can get through to them is to NOT vote for them and I think that is what happened, lock, stock and barrel.
I think it was more than state GOP doing that. A lot of it right here at FR.
They've chased a lot of people off. They need to regroup. Decide what they are going to stand for, define their platform and quit morphing every week. People distrust those that say one thing and do another.
I agree and think it was a preview of 2008, especially if Bish signs that scamnesty worker program bill he so desperately wants that he sold out the party for.
This moonbat obviously doesn't realize that the Christian Right voters are the "values voters" the Dems courted this past election. They voted for pro-life, pro-marriage and pro-gun Dem candidates. Values voters vote for the person, not the party.
It isn't just a matter of dumping. They could pretend to listen just not do anything and that would be just as bad. People need to watch our for the 'bait and switch'.
This article has it backwards. It's the Religious Right that will re-evaluate the Republican party.
First the Religious Right does not like corruption and Republican party has a lot of it.
Second, it's becoming increasingly obvious that a hypocritical, cynical attitude towards the values of the Religious Right is prevalent in the highest levels of the Republican Party. I can't imagine that the Religious Right likes being played for fools.
Finally, the Religious Right is growing increasingly green and this is at odds with the Republican moneyed interests.
I am not saying they will switch parties. But, they are not going to be as easily played as before.
Great post! That list is a real eye opener.
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