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Category: Politics
Posted by: an okie gardener
The Pew Forum offers a good survey of the powerful evangelical figures being courted by Republican presidential candidates. So far almost none of these figures has committed to a particular candidate.

This article affirms what I have said before, support for this election's roster of candidates is shallow, allowing room for an attractive conservative still to enter the race.

19/04: Empty Promise

Category: Politics
Posted by: an okie gardener
When the Democrats were running for Congress they promised a new day of honesty if elected. Right. I missed this article when it came out last month about how an election finance loophole was used by the Dems. Technically legal, but a violation of the spirit of their campaign promises. Never ask a politician--how dumb do you think the voters are?--you won't want to hear the answer.
Category: Politics
Posted by: an okie gardener
Gateway Pundit does a smack-down of the New York Times on voter fraud. Voter fraud is a problem and it usually benefits Democrats.
Category: Politics
Posted by: an okie gardener
Here's something odd. According to the Pew Forum, a recent survey indicated that the preferred candidates of white evangelical Republicans were Guilliani and McCain. Huckabee and Brownback, who would seem more natural favorites, have not gotten much traction with these voters. Nearly a quarter of white evangelical Republicans do not yet have a favorite.

My speculation: White evangelical Republicans want to keep the Democrats out of the White House worse than they want ideological purity in their own candidates, and do not think Brownback and Huckabee have a chance. As I've said before, if Guilliani or McCain can convince evangelicals that they will nominate conservative judges, evangelicals will pull the lever for them in spite of their personal marital history and other positions.

My conclusion: with nearly a quarter of these voters undecided, and the support of the others probably not very deep, there is still an opening for someone like Fred Thompson to gain white evangelical support if he is perceived to be capable of beating Hillary or Obama.