Karl's estimates regarding those types are correct. Also, another relevant factor here is that without those critical "swing voter" shifts, by Catholics and gunowners towards Dubya after McCain dropped out, Al Gore would be President today. I was on the front lines during the 2000 campaign and personally witnessed all this. If the Bush Administration does not do better regarding abortion and gun rights, then 2004 will not be pleasant, regardless of the President's polling numbers today. IMHO, the partial birth abortion ban must pass and several current gun control laws need to be rolled back before Dubya gets a lock on 2004.
"Oh man, our candidate Bush isn't perfect. Oh well, time to bail on him. We'll regroup in 4 years and see if we can get a real right-winger elected. We'll probably lose, but we'll lose by bringing up OUR issues without lowering ourselves into this namby-pamby tolerance and outreach trash."
The Republican Convention, orchestrated by Rove, was a major reason that not only fundamentalist Christians, but many other American Conservatives and traditionalists had a very hard time generating much enthusiasm for the campaign. The spectacle was so caught up in pandering to minorities, as to be almost insulting to the American mainstream. (See Campaign 2000 and Politics 2001--Lesson 2000, for a fuller discussion.)
Karl needs to step aside. He does not know how to motivate. For every new vote he garners by some "politically correct" device, he turns away two or three which would have been his for the asking.
This article reveals a man able to recognize a problem, without a clue as to his own role in creating it. Pathetic at best.
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Another one of the Liberal anointed will rise up to try and take the exec office again...it would do conservatives well to show some respect or perhaps we will stay away again.
And dont whine about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
The Conservative agenda is not our God.
With or without it...Christians already have the victory.
Could it be because Mr. Bush gave the appearance of appeasing us while trying to play all sides. It was a somewhat smart and necessary move to gain the swing voters approval and he took quite a chance I'll say. It's an uncomfortable position playing both sides of the fence. History will record where he really stands.
Rove said that if the "process of withdrawal" went on it would be bad for the country as well as conservatives and Republicans. "It's something we have to spend a lot of time and energy on."
I've said it here before, and I'll say it yet again: I think Rove is an idiot.
He failed to marshall the Conservative Christian forces due to HIS strategy of "gee, let's all be mamby-pamby and inclusive and hug anyone who isn't white and be kind and sweet and gentle and non-confrontative and moderate and avoid sounding like mean 'n' stuff or God forbid "conservative"".
That B.S. damned near cost his candidate the election, despite an incredibly fat treasure chest and what should have been a slam-dunk election.
WHEN are these morons going to learn????
Maybe they can depend on all the Illegal immigrant votes and all the bogus hispanic voters that are "secret" republicans.
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Believers reading this thread might also find the one posted at:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/religion/749443/posts
of interest--and certainly worth praying about.
Apparently Karl Rove has learned nothing.