http://sorendayton.com/2007/10/01/economist-on-cnp-meeting/ Merely an aggregation of a dispersed life online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:08:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://sorendayton.com/2007/10/01/economist-on-cnp-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Volunteer Voters » Would A Christian Right Third Party Challenge Actually Increase the Power Of The Religious Right In The GOP? Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:01:19 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/10/01/economist-on-cnp-meeting/#comment-454 [...] There is certainly an argument for it: At this point it looks like a Democrat, Hillary or otherwise, is going to win this election regardless. If Christian conservatives can argue that by withholding their support they caused the GOP to lose, they will enjoy more leverage in future, more winnable elections. It’ll be hard for moderate Republicans to take their marching orders from Tony Perkins but they have, after all, volunteered for and nurtured the relationship. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] There is certainly an argument for it: At this point it looks like a Democrat, Hillary or otherwise, is going to win this election regardless. If Christian conservatives can argue that by withholding their support they caused the GOP to lose, they will enjoy more leverage in future, more winnable elections. It’ll be hard for moderate Republicans to take their marching orders from Tony Perkins but they have, after all, volunteered for and nurtured the relationship. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> http://sorendayton.com/2007/10/01/economist-on-cnp-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-453 race42008.com » Blog Archive » More on the Third Party Effort to Stop Rudy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:26:32 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/10/01/economist-on-cnp-meeting/#comment-453 [...] Soren Dayton links to this Economist post that I think encapsulates the rationale behind the third party effort being discussed by prominent social conservatives: …at this point it looks like a Democrat, Hillary or otherwise, is going to win this election regardless. If Christian conservatives can argue that by withholding their support they caused the GOP to lose, they will enjoy more leverage in future, more winnable elections. [...] [...] Soren Dayton links to this Economist post that I think encapsulates the rationale behind the third party effort being discussed by prominent social conservatives: …at this point it looks like a Democrat, Hillary or otherwise, is going to win this election regardless. If Christian conservatives can argue that by withholding their support they caused the GOP to lose, they will enjoy more leverage in future, more winnable elections. [...]

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