Posted on 10/24/2011 5:06:54 PM PDT by MitchSouthFla.
Televangelist and mogul Pat Robertson — a man whose name is practically synonymous with the Religious Right — likely took 700 Club viewers by surprise today when he opined that the Republican base is losing support by “pushing” what he described as “an extreme position.”
Robertson expressed worry that Republican front runners are going to alienate voters during the general election by catering to a narrow base:
I believe it was Lyndon Johnson that said, “I doubt these people realize if they push me over to an extreme position that I’ll lose the election. And I’m the one who will be supporting what they want, but they’re going to make it so I can’t win.” Those people in the Republican primary have got to lay off of this stuff. They’re forcing their leaders, the front runners, into positions that will mean they lose the general election. Now whether this did it to Cain, I don’t know, but nevertheless, you know, you appeal to the narrow base and they’ll applaud the daylights out of what you’re saying, and then you hit the general election and they say “no way” and then the Democrat, whoever it is, is going to just play these statements to the hilt. They’ve got to stop this! It’s just so counterproductive! Well. If they want to lose, this is the game for losers. As Right Wing Watch notes, Robertson’s statement came on the heels of a discussion about recent poll favorite Herman Cain‘s shifting views on how the government should approach the issue of abortion.
How long until people take a look at this opinion — made by a man who obviously is deeply integrated in and, we may assume, has a deep commitment to the Republican party — and declare him a “RINO,” proving his point?
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Agreed...a classic line.
So, Pat...do you think G-d Almighty is “too extreme”?
What an erudite observation!
You are a moderate,clearly.
Nope, but I clearly understand history and electoral politics better than you.
Do you think Goldwater, who you quoted, was not an 'extreme' candidate?
The population rejected his message in overwhelming fashion. Not just in terms of popular vote, but in terms of electoral outcome.
His 'right wing extremism' message garnered all of SIX STATES. You can't win the White House that way, sorry. Obama's support right now is well under 50%, and he's really struggling in states he needs to win an electoral majority. Only way the GOP can lose this election is by selecting a candidate that turns off more voters than Obama (and that's going to be hard).
Pat Robertson has been a liability to conservatives for decades. It’s long past time for us to start giving him the cold shoulder he so richly deserves.
Go play with yourself, Mr. Moderate.
Do you really think that the American people are going to force a young woman who has been raped to carry the baby to birth? Put her in jail if she doesn’t? Let’s get real.
That is what he is talking about.
If I am advising Obama, I would tell him to use the Harry Reid strategy against Sharron Angle to win re-election. .
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