So far, the GOP is not giving conservatives reasons to vote on November 5th

Enter Stage Right ^ | July 15, 2002 | Paul M. Weyrich

[SoDak]

One word--judges. Bush would have already appointed many conservative judges to the bench if the Leahy gang weren't in charge of it.

[weikel]

I agree Republicans are not ruthless enough. We should also start using vote fraud giving cigarettes to homeless people etc.

[rdb3]

One word--judges.

Shhh!
See my #20.

[sinkspur]

Where is your evidence that taking votes for granted has been a viable strategy for the GOP?

See what I mean?

Either the GOP does what you want or they're "taking your vote for granted."

[SoothingDave]

One word--judges.

That's right. If we conservatives hadn't supported Bush the Elder we wouldn't have that great conservative jurist David Souter on the bench now.

SD

[College Repub]

And what exactly do you gain by voting Lib or Constitution party?

[SoothingDave]

Either the GOP does what you want or they're "taking your vote for granted."

Either a political party governs according to the philosophy which they present during the election, or you don't trust them again.

SD

[Consort]

Buchanan (#1) bolted the Party and what did it get him? At this very moment, he is sitting next to Bill Press (#2) and Helen Thomas (#3) on MSNBC (#4). Count them: that's 4 big time losers.

[SoothingDave]

And what exactly do you gain by voting Lib or Constitution party?

Perhaps a GOP who doesn't take their conservative base for granted. What Al Gore wouldn't give to have the Nader votes he didn't get in Florida.

SD

[Sabertooth]

Interesting, considering polls show the exact opposite. And I do mean opposite. Conservatives and Republicans overwhelmingly approve of President Bush.

And what office is President Bush running for in November?

It remains to be seen whether his poll numbers will translate into GOP House and Senate victories this year. Many who are giving the President good marks will still vote Democrat.

If hardliners don't vote GOP, and Bush's strategy fails to take the Senate or even loses the House this year... whose responsibility would that be?

[College Repub]

You just made my point. What exactly did those left wing wackos who voted for Nader get? Nada. They got Bush in the presidency. Certainly they would rather have seen Gore (as evidenced by all those vote swapping sites at the last minute).

[SoDak]

Or Clarance Thomas...

[SerpentDove]

One of two things is true: (or both)

1) The Republican party is too timid or no longer cares about its conservative base and/or
2) George W. Bush is busy undermining the conservative base.

[SoothingDave]

You just made my point. What exactly did those left wing wackos who voted for Nader get? Nada. They got Bush in the presidency. Certainly they would rather have seen Gore (as evidenced by all those vote swapping sites at the last minute).

Au Contraire. There is always another day. If the dems had paid attention they might have learned that they have a certain portion of support that demands action on whatever greenie weenie stuff they want.

The GOP has lost seats in the last few Congressional elections, and low turnout by conservatives can be blamed. Does the GOP learn from this that they would have this support if the actually governed in a conservative way? No, they ingore, for example, the vast majorities who want immigration controlled for the pipe dream of turning Hispanic GOP voters from 15 into 20 per cent.

SD

[Zack Nguyen]

Note to Weyrich: It's still the economy.

Actually, this is becoming less true as time goes on. The 2000 election featured less income-based voting than ever before. The rich vote less Republican, and the poor/lower middle class vote less Democratic. What determines people's votes now is culture, i.e. those that take their morality from the 60's - free lifestyles, abortions, big borther government, etc. vote Democrat. Those that are more influenced by a traditional form of morality vote Republican.

These are broad generalizations of course, but by the old formula Gore should have won in a landslide as the economy was white hot in the fall of 2000.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Peace of mind.

I am sick of the "You are throwing your vote away!" crowd. This is a fallacy promoted by those who support the status quo. The only vote "thrown away" is the one never cast.

[SoothingDave]

Or Clarance Thomas...

So they're batting .500? Is this something to be proud of?

Why not appoint all conservative judges all the time?

SD

[College Repub]

If they governed in that conservative way they would lose an equal amount of swing voters and liberal republicans so that the net effect would be closer to 0. It's a safer bet to just assume that many of those conservatives will still vote for the R's.

[College Repub]

Because judges need to go through an approval process and many times they dont get confirmed??? All the more reason to make sure you vote R. The dems won't be letting conservative judges in!

[SerpentDove]

>>...the Repubs have the conservatives over a barrel - so get out your Vaseline and enjoy it....<<

They don't have me over a barrel. I owe no one my vote.

(Everyone may now begin their shrieking and hysterics...)