Economic issues. We are screwed in this country with the two party system. Because you believe in life, doesn't mean you believe in free trade with China. In fact, it might mean you are opposed to dealing with the thugs. Because you like to hunt doesn't mean that you like trickle down tax cuts, and might want broader middle class tax cuts instead. But, the theory in this country is that you must support one party or the other Dane, as you know. Most of us actually hold different views than the party platforms. We decide our party on which has more of what we agree with overall. I have chosen Republican. There are pro-abortion Republicans, and pro-life democrats. There are gun nanny Republicans, and pro 2nd amendment democrats. There are southern democrats who are conservative, northern republicans who are liberals.
The vast majority of democrats(socially liberal, anti-gun, pro-tax hikes), while the vast majority of Republicans are socially conservative, pro-gun, pro-tax cuts.
And that is why the so-called new conservative dems is such a sham. When the time comes they will vote for the people who brought and paid their way to the party, nancy pelosi.
"We decide our party on which has more of what we agree with overall. I have chosen Republican. There are pro-abortion Republicans, and pro-life democrats. There are gun nanny Republicans, and pro 2nd amendment democrats. There are southern democrats who are conservative, northern republicans who are liberals."
Amen. For the record I'm a pro-life, gun-toting, socialism-detesting Christian. I also happen to be a Democrat.
I'm tired of this rhetoric that says that Republicans are always conservative, and Democrats are always liberal. That's the kind of mindless jingoism that would lead us to sacrifice a Zell Miller for the sake of electing a Bob Taft or Lincoln Chafee.