In the wake of President Bush's victory at the polls last week, Democrats are scrambling for a strategy that does not give Republicans a substantial head-start in the Electoral College. One approach would focus on the large bloc of religious conservatives who vote Republican because of the parties' respective positions on such cultural issues as abortion and gay rights. A more conservative stance on these questions would, according to some, enable the Democrats to appeal to these voters. The economic interests of red state voters, according to this argument, should make them receptive to Democratic policies on taxes and social...
