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"The Christian Coalition is prepared to sit out the 1996 presidential election if Bob Dole puts his 'declaration of tolerance' in the Republican abortion plank or chooses a pro-choice running mate, a coalition source said." (Washington Times, 6/12/96)

This was an anonymous quote, and doesn't mention "teaching someone a lesson", but is a conditional - the naming of a pro-abortion running mate in 1996, or the inclusion of the putrageoulsy dumb "tolerance plank" in the Republican Platform.

I wouldn't vote for a Republican ticket that included a pro-choice running mate either. Millions of Catholics and evangelicals would as well. So I don't see this as an extreme statement or a threat, rather an accurate interpretation of the conservative Christian vote.