The country is overwhelmingly moderate--more to the right socially than the Dems but less there than the social conservatives; more supportive of the war and fighting terrorism than the Dems but not to the extent of wanting to turn the ME into a glass parking lot.
They will respect those demands of yours for tolerance of your views but you have to understand that not a single candidate who meets your moral standards and shares your every view will ever be elected president in 2008.
I am a conservative in the middle of D.C. and I am well familiar w/ the views of the blue staters which you need to win.
you have to understand that not a single candidate who meets your moral standards and shares your every view will ever be elected president in 2008.
***Hyperbole. We have a candidate who matches a great deal with the socon viewpoint and is VERY tough on the WOT (and his family put their money where their mouth is, son is in Iraq), plus the candidate happens to be right on immigration and RKBA, all 3 issues of which are linked to WOT. Rudy only gets 1/3 right, which is about average for his score on socon issues and conservatism in general.