[EternalVigilance]

Would it be better for the Republican party if all the "Bible thumpers" just left the party?

Without the "Bible thumpers" there would be no Republican party. Just "Democrat party one" and Democrat party two." And "Democrat party two" would die rather quickly...

[abishai]

"Without the "Bible thumpers" there would be no Republican party. Just "Democrat party one" and Democrat party two." And "Democrat party two" would die rather quickly..."

It looks like thats what some in the Republican party want. Why else would they scapegoat conservative Christians for the failures in November?

[Torie]

Without the Torie wing "Enterprisers," and for that matter "Upbeats" (Pew terms), there would be no viable GOP either. What you refuse to concede, in your pride, is that "we" need each other, however distasteful that might be, to both wings, or the three wings, or four (there is also a cateory called "pro government conservatives," mostly social conservative financially stressed looking for a government handout). Your category is called "social conservatives," I think.