Comments on: Christian right dated Mitt, married Fred?

By: eyeon08.com » Huckabee consolidates the religious right

eyeon08.com » Huckabee consolidates the religious right — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:33:54 +0000

[...] Earlier on, I said that it seemed that the religious right had dated Mitt Romney, but decided to marry Fred Thompson. It appears that I spoke to soon. It seems that Fred might have jilted them at the altar, and they found a new person. [...]

By: eyeon08.com » Rudy, the conservative movement, their constitutents, and power

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:25:36 +0000

[...] I had argued in July that the Christian Right and the conservative movement had dated Mitt Romney (really flirted) but married Fred Thompson. At least it seemed like an engagement. Between Schiavo, Thompson’s personal life, his apparent personal secularism, his positions on abortion and gay marriage, etc., the engagement is falling through. I also argued that this relationship felt strange but it had a purpose, to maintain a grip on the party apparatus: The conclusion that I come to from this is that a Thompson candidacy is getting its support from conservative groups partly to maintain some level of control over the party apparatus. Thompson is not perfect. (who would think that the social conservative groups would rally behind a pro-campaign finance reform, anti-marriage amendment, anti-life amendment candidate?) But he does not flood the party with new activists. And, if you were to believe that the party will not keep the White House in 2008 — a safe bet –, then … he’s a safe bet to keep people in their positions of power. [...]

By: Focus on Fred at Bene Diction Blogs On

Focus on Fred at Bene Diction Blogs On — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:58:11 +0000

[...] Why is a bit murkier. They might be afraid of Romney’s cash and good looks, or they might distrust his Mormonism or his born-again conservatism. It might be even simpler than that. It could be that that they’re plumping for another candidate, or that they’re using this as a convenient lever to push the anti-porn campaign. (See here for dark speculation that this is part of a coordinated campaign to dump Mitt in favor of Fred Thompson. If Dobson apologizes for questioning Fred’s Christianity, we’ll know the theory’s a winner.) [...]

By: race42008.com » Blog Archive » Dated Mitt, Marrying Fred

race42008.com » Blog Archive » Dated Mitt, Marrying Fred — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:03:13 +0000

[...] Soren Dayton has the details: So, I read three things today that made a thunderclap in my head about the support of the Christian right in the 2008 GOP presidential nomination fight. [...]

By: Piling on Mitt? « Greg Prince’s Blog

Piling on Mitt? « Greg Prince’s Blog — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:23:12 +0000

[...] Posted by Greg on July 5th, 2007 Eye On 08 suggests the religious wrong might be leaving Mitt in favor of Thompson. [...]

By: The Right’s Field » Religious Right Abandoning Mitt for Fred?

The Right’s Field » Religious Right Abandoning Mitt for Fred? — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:35:43 +0000

[...] Another good post by Dayton, who looks at evidence that religious conservatives (or at least their leaders), after an initial flirtation with Mitt Romney, are beginning to move into Fred Thompson’s camp. [...]

By: 123abawd

123abawd — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:04:53 +0000

Not sure if you noticed the new Giuliani ad on YouTube/A>. It takes some pretty funny swipes at McCain (RIP) and Romney. Don’t know if it’s official or not, though.