I thought you already made the claim that no way would he earn your vote short of veto of the assault weapons ban.
No vote for Bush = Advantage Gore/Kerry/Hillary
I know what's more important. Giving an advantage to Democrats certainly does not advance a conservative agenda no matter how much you think it's important to stick to ideology.
I'm very close to a single-issue voter, but I can be swayed if enough other issues pile up.
My vote is earned. Your guy must earn it. Vetoing the AW reauthorization will go a long way to doing that.