Your examples seems kind of far fetched to me.
Just because a person stands for conservative social values doesn’t mean they are going to turn the US into some kind of middle age-like theocracy. My particular viewpoint doesn’t suggest we have to fill Congress with extreme right-wing evangelicals - as if that were even possible. I am talking about MORAL people who are not afraid to stand up for right, and who base their belief system on something more substantial and lasting than the latest populist fad or agenda.
Voting social conservative only means when this person speaks and votes, social conservative values will have representation. If they pick Supreme Court justices, their picks also embrace social conservative values.
No man, even an atheist, governs and votes “in a moral vacuum”. I personally believe those who say they have no relgion still have the world view of “humanism”, and their governance is based on what they believe is best for society, which is changeable. If a person cannot accept a concept of a moral absolute or an objective truth or standard, then how can this same person accept the Constitution? Current POTUS is a pretty good example of this fact. HE is what you get when you take God out of the equation and it scares me to death!
This is why I say if things are going to truly turn around, you cannot separate out the moral fiber that makes a person. Or even hide it. I do not want people governing who make decisions on a whim but on a standard. Nor should we ask a man to not to be true to himself just to run for office.
If it is a marketing ploy only, it will only go so far. The leftists will out the conservative values of a person and put it on the table for all to see. Yes you can keep going back to your key platform - but they will not. And they have the upperhand with the media and will keep making it about your conservatism and not about your financial issues.
Better to get it all out in the open. Say, “Look, this is who I am, what I believe, you can flap around all you want but this will not change. But I hope you can get past my personal beliefs and see what I can and will do to get this great country back on track.”
You pre-empt them at every turn. YOU make it an issue before they do. YOU address it before they do and make it clear where you stand. It will leave them scrambling.
Anyway, that’s just my .02 for what its’ worth. 5 years ago I would have totally agreed with Lorraine, but seeing the direction the moderates are taking us, it is time to turn this ship around - with a hard RIGHT.
You seem to be talking about a broader scope of social conservatives, which translated means people of varying backgrounds with a similar mindset and similar goals.
No problem, just maybe I don’t want to attend your church. You OK with that?