Sure is. Rove strictly referenced white evangelical Christians in that comment, and he never backed it up with poll figures or demographics, as far as we know. Also, it's disingenuous - and nonsensical - to infer that some of those people voted for Gore. Rove was speaking to an audience that would be openly receptive to anti-white, anti-Christian rhetoric. Pretty sickening, really. It's the kind of thing Terry McCaulliffe would stoop to.
Based on ABC News exit polling data from 1996 and 2000.
Also, it's disingenuous - and nonsensical - to infer that some of those people voted for Gore.
18% did, according to the same poll.
I was perplexed when Rove made that statement last year. Though he singled out evangelical Christians (easy to do) I sensed it was really a broadside to ALL conservatives. Based on anecdotal evidence from this board during the election season of 2000 and what I know many of my conservative friends did, I believe the conservative base turned out very strong for Bush. Something I can’t say about the elections in 1992 and 1996. In retrospect, it appears that the Bush & Co. were looking for an excuse all along to flip off the conservative base once they got in power and embrace a decidedly liberal agenda. In other words, we were had.