GOP’s G-O-D Problem
Kathleen Parker is getting quite a response to her WaPo piece "Giving Up on God." As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. I'm bathing in holy water as I type. To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 20, 2008 14:09
Whites Voted For Obama, Proving They’re Racist!
Larry Bartels examines the voting behavior of white Americans on Election Day and finds that, as he expected, we were very, very racist: According to the exit polls, Obama outpolled the previous Democratic nominee, John Kerry, among people from small towns and rural areas and among gun owners. He also did better than Kerry among white males, white Protestants, and white ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 12, 2008 15:44
Republican Party’s Future
My Palin Derangement Syndrome post got a number of thoughtful responses, especially for a weekend post. My fellow Jacksonville State alumnus Stacy McCain, a Palin fan, thinks the internal debate on her role in last week's defeat and her future as a Republican Party standard bearer is one we should have. He objects strenuously, though, to the tone of some of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 10, 2008 07:15
Palin Last Nail in Republican Coffin?
Quite a few reports came out yesterday buttressing rumors that there were tensions between John McCain and Sarah Palin which caused a feud within the campaign team. It's only fitting, I suppose, since the selection of Palin has highlighted and exacerbated a growing fissure within the Republican Party itself. Fox New's Carl Cameron dished last night about rumors that Palin was ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 6, 2008 08:06
White Evangelicals in WV Go McCain
Fox News just had a graphic up saying that 2/3 of white Evangelicals in West Virginia went for John McCain. Thanks for the insight, guys.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 4, 2008 20:45
Sarah Palin - John McCain’s VP Choice
BREAKING: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been tabbed as John McCain's vice presidential running mate, CNBC reports. ________________________ Earlier this morning, all signs were pointing to Tim Pawlenty as John McCain's running mate. He even had issued the requisite "I'm not the guy" statement. His name has been on the short list all along and, while he's not an exciting choice, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 29, 2008 08:56
Obama the Antichrist?
Here's one of John McCain's recent ads: You would think that the rational response to this ad would be to chuckle to yourself, as it does do a nice job of making fun of some of the messianic fervor that some of Obama's fans have. (Yeah, I'm voting for him, but I've no illusions that Obama is anything more than ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 10, 2008 23:26
Does Religious Outreach Equal Evangelical Outreach?
Both Mark Hemingway and Ross Douthat have linked to these recent Pew polling numbers, which indicate that Obama has one point less white evangelical support than Kerry did at this point in the 2004 election. Douthat notes that this isn't actually good news for McCain:Or you could read them as good news for Obama, since McCain is currently running ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 21, 2008 11:46
