[Palmetto]

The conservative base has demonstrated since 1992 that they are permanently alienated, and NOTHING will appease them. So he has to support the base that actually bothered to vote for him in 2000.

I don't know where you get that the Conservatives didn't vote for Bush in 2000.

If that were true, we'd be here discussing President John McCain.

[Poohbah]

I don't know where you get that the Conservatives didn't vote for Bush in 2000.

Four MILLION conservatives did not vote, or voted third-party, or voted for GORE on 11/7/2000.

That's where I got that.