tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post553095037325092180..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: Can the Culture Wars Still Galvanize Conservative Voters?Sandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-49405359608515371312006-11-02T17:49:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:49:00.000-05:00You guys have had one heck of a conversation witho...You guys have had one heck of a conversation without me, so I don't need to weigh in. I don't even have much to say. But, damn it, I just can't leave well enough alone. I refuse to allow a perfectly good conversation to go on without me on my own blog. So, without anything interesting to say, I'll just say this:<br /><br />I'm betting that there will be a thrid party, but ultimately not a Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-68362030157789487522006-11-02T11:04:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:04:00.000-05:00Five bucks, you're on. I actually got the idea fro...Five bucks, you're on. I actually got the idea from a Harper's article a few month's back, and it was a Republican operative who suggested the possibility of a third party candidate if McCain got the nomination. We'll see.Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-23049033946570090982006-10-31T15:32:00.000-05:002006-10-31T15:32:00.000-05:00I think that's true for many of the big leaders --...I think that's true for many of the big leaders -- James Dobson, for example, was even ready to excuse Mark Foley rather than jepordize his grip on power. But I think the mass of religious right voters are beginning to feel that the Republican party does not really represent them. Some of these people may vote Democratic next Tuesday, others will be disgusted and stay home.<br /><br />I think in Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-2209105828302507002006-10-31T12:00:00.000-05:002006-10-31T12:00:00.000-05:00I agree with Cary -- Republicans have disappointed...I agree with Cary -- Republicans have disappointed the theocratic right because of Foley, David Kuo's book, and because they have just not been extreme enough.<br /><br />I think it will come back to haunt the Republican party in the presidential election of '08 -- there may well be a third party candidate on the right.Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.com