[denydenydeny]

Every election I hear the same thing: the “values voters” stayed home this year, if only they’d voted, blah blah blah.

I’m wondering if they ever, in fact, vote at all.

[jwalsh07]

Evangelicals provided Bush with about 36 million votes in 2004 and slightly less in 2000. That doesn't even count Catholics like myself who are in accord with Evangelicals on "values issues".

If economic and security conservatives think they can win without very high percentage of those 36 million votes, they're in denial.

Republicans win when all three legs of the stool are motivated to get out and vote. That's the fact of the matter.

I wouldn't expect those who self identify as economic/security conservatives to vote for an economic liberal or security mushhead. Somehow there seems to be a lack of reciprocity for Evangelical social conservatives. Why do you suppose that is?