Comments on: Religious Whites Leaving GOP? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/religious_whites_leaving_gop/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:40:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: floyd http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/religious_whites_leaving_gop/comment-page-1/#comment-100788 floyd Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:22:48 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/religious_whites_leaving_gop/#comment-100788 the definition of "religious" is a bit vague. however it is clear that the democrats have declared open war on Christianity, and show malicious contempt for so-called "whites".unfortunately, for these reasons, white Christians in this country can be "taken for granted" by the republicans in the same way that blacks are "taken for granted" by the democrats. polarization leaves elections in the hands of fewer and fewer voters. the definition of "religious" is a bit vague. however it is clear that the democrats have declared open war on Christianity, and show malicious contempt for so-called "whites".unfortunately, for these reasons, white Christians in this country can be "taken for granted" by the republicans in the same way that blacks are "taken for granted" by the democrats. polarization leaves elections in the hands of fewer and fewer voters.

]]> By: charles austin http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/religious_whites_leaving_gop/comment-page-1/#comment-100787 charles austin Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:17:16 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/religious_whites_leaving_gop/#comment-100787 No doubt all these polls are going to cited as evidence of Republican fraud and vote suppression on November 9 when the Democrats don't take over the house and the Senate. There's an awful lot of echo chamber thinking going on here, taking a couple data points and extrapolating forever. Maybe the Democrats will take over the legislative branch of government, but I remain skeptical. Last time I looked, in aggregate, people have always thought that Congress is corrupt but their particular congressperson is peachy keen. Coupled with the fact that we don't elect parties but individuals, I just don't see the tectonic shift on the horizon that has some on the Left overly giddy. Mr. Drum's 10% switch in voting patterns would have more than a huge impact. If it came about it would give the Democrats at least a 50 and maybe a 100 seat majority in the house. I just can't quite see this happening. Then again, the Democrats are fielding some really good looking candidates according to the Washington Post, and style is in ascendancy over substance. No doubt all these polls are going to cited as evidence of Republican fraud and vote suppression on November 9 when the Democrats don't take over the house and the Senate.

There's an awful lot of echo chamber thinking going on here, taking a couple data points and extrapolating forever. Maybe the Democrats will take over the legislative branch of government, but I remain skeptical. Last time I looked, in aggregate, people have always thought that Congress is corrupt but their particular congressperson is peachy keen. Coupled with the fact that we don't elect parties but individuals, I just don't see the tectonic shift on the horizon that has some on the Left overly giddy.

Mr. Drum's 10% switch in voting patterns would have more than a huge impact. If it came about it would give the Democrats at least a 50 and maybe a 100 seat majority in the house. I just can't quite see this happening. Then again, the Democrats are fielding some really good looking candidates according to the Washington Post, and style is in ascendancy over substance.

]]> By: JohnJ http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/religious_whites_leaving_gop/comment-page-1/#comment-100764 JohnJ Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:33:35 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/religious_whites_leaving_gop/#comment-100764 Isn't it racist to focus only on religious whites? Isn't it racist to focus only on religious whites?

]]> By: just me http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/religious_whites_leaving_gop/comment-page-1/#comment-100709 just me Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:01:02 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/religious_whites_leaving_gop/#comment-100709 I suspect it will be more of a nose holding or stay home than an actual vote cast for a democrat outside of certain congressional districts. The one thing most religious voters know, is that the democrats are going to give them even less of what they want, and probably more of what they don't want. I do think the one portion of the base the GOP can least afford to lose right now is the religious voter base, and I am not sure they have "lost" them so much as made them uninterested in participating in the proccess anymore. I suspect it will be more of a nose holding or stay home than an actual vote cast for a democrat outside of certain congressional districts.

The one thing most religious voters know, is that the democrats are going to give them even less of what they want, and probably more of what they don't want.

I do think the one portion of the base the GOP can least afford to lose right now is the religious voter base, and I am not sure they have "lost" them so much as made them uninterested in participating in the proccess anymore.

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