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To: hocndoc
Because turnout rose overall this year, analysts were not concluding that the Catholic help nationally was the decisive difference for Bush.

Exactly what I said up the thread; all across the boards between 5 and 9 percent per demographic.

About 80 percent of white evangelicals went for the president, delivering him about 20.6 million votes, or about 1.3 million more than in 2000.

If that number is right, and since Bush is honing in on 62,000,000 votes, that's less than a third; hardly a "mandate" from which Evangelicals can demand anything.

916 posted on 11/13/2004 9:55:14 PM PST by Howlin (I love the smell of mandate in the morning.)
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To: Howlin

Evangelicals are the make or break for the GOP. To ignore them on a question that most Americans (let alone GOP) would more or less agree upon, would be absurd


922 posted on 11/13/2004 10:00:06 PM PST by The Red Zone
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To: Howlin

Take 15 million votes away from the Pubbies and see who wins elections.


924 posted on 11/13/2004 10:01:16 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: Howlin

One third of the voters is quite a substantial amount. (It's probably more than 20.6 million, although the proportion might not change, since this source is still quoting the Nov 3 numbers.) Now, add the Catholics to the evangelicals to the non-denominationals, the Jews, the Amish and Menonites, and lets throw in the agnosticandgodlessheathens and PLAGAL.

And, don't forget that the President has repeatedly stated that he is for the culture of life.

If the prolife voters of the Republican Party have no mandate, then who does?



934 posted on 11/13/2004 10:11:38 PM PST by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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