"Republicans lost a significant part of their base in this election. Exit polls revealed nearly one-third of white evangelical Christians voted for Democrats, mostly because of perceived corruption in the GOP. They will continue to exercise influence within the Republican Party, but their days of veto power over policy and candidates may be over."
Bad logic. If anything this was an exercise of 'veto power' by the "white evangelical Christians". The only way the Republicans will have "lost a significant part of their base" is if they don't pay attention to the 'veto'. The GOP didn't lose the base, they ignored it.
I read yesterday that a number of GOP candidates that lost didn't even realize they were in trouble until a week or so before the election. That's an indicator of a failure to pay attention.
The evangelical Christians got damn near everything they wanted, and then turned traitor. They stabbed the troops in the back because they didn't get every last little bit of what they demanded.
Let them ask the Democrats--the pro gay-marriage, pro-abort, Christian-hating Democrats--for political favors from now on. They have made their bed. Let them lie in it.
2006 was more 1996 again.
They need a General Newt for the 2008 campaign.