Say a Prayer for the Religious Right…
Written by Bob_Cornelius on September 17th, 2007Who will the Evangelical Right vote for this Presidential cycle? They haven’t made up their minds yet, and from all indications don’t have any one candidate that they are gravitating to. In 2004, 4 of 5 Evangelicals voted for George W. Bush. This Presidential cycle, they have been left wanting.
With no clear choice for President, who will garner the support of the largest group within the Republican Party? CQ Weekly had an interesting read on where the GOP will be in 2008, when it comes to the Religious Right…
Take a look-
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this is good, religious voters will only be considered if they are willing to vote for the other side.
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This is an interesting political season.
I think Thompson’s Federalism is superior to my Conservatism for a national candidate. But, he has to get the nomination. If he does, the Evangelicals can find cause to support him in Constitutional Federalism.
If Rudy or Romney get the nomination, then HRH Hillary I should win. She may falter, but she will likely win.
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so far thompson’s been laying an egg.
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“so far thempson’s been laying an egg”
By what standard? He’s at least second in most national polls after having jumped in the race only two weeks ago. He’s number one in the Rasmussen poll.
Most of the bitching about Thompson is coming from the GOP’s DC establishment types, like Robert Novak. They’re pissed because Thompson has completely bypassed them in his campaign. What it really comes down to is, they’re mad because Thompson wouldn’t kiss their rings and play their game. There is a damn good reason he won’t….the GOP’s leadership isn’t real popular right now, even among Republicans.
For those of us old enough to remember, this is very similar to the 1980 campaign, where Reagan was the outsider, and the old Nixon-Ford-Kissinger-Rockefeller types saw him (and conservative evangelicals) as barbarians at the gate. They did their best to keep him out, by throwing their full weight behind George Bush.
As for the evangelical question itself….I think that’ll work itself out soon enough. Duncan Hunter is strident enough, but evangelicals know that Bill Clinton will give up women before Hunter gets the nomination. I think Thompson will get it. Rudy damn sure won’t. He’ll split the base right in half. Romney had his chances, but his record as governor of Massachusetts has come back to haunt him, and McCain, while making something of a comeback, is still burnt toast at this point. No way Rudy wins the south, and if you don’t win the south, you don’t get the GOP nomination. Advantage, Thompson.