Howard Dean has chosen to court the Christian vote. What are the implications for the upcoming election, if the religeous right is fractured as a voting block?
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2007-10-01 07:38:40 · 10 answers · asked by Deep Thought 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
regerugged - 70% of people who called themselves Christian voted Republican in the 2004 election. A similar number voted Republican in the 2006 elections. How do you figure that's not a voting block?
2007-10-01 07:58:04 · update #1
In some ways, I thought the article was an oddity but given the fact that every candidate running has professed at least some measure of faith, having the head of the DNC rubbing elbows with a national Southern Baptist group shows me that they see an opportunity.
Interesting point, Mark D. Should a political party, either Republican or Democrat, be readily identified with a religeous group ?
Now, I doubt that anyone on this board would openly cross party lines because the Democrats are looking to reach out for Christians, which is why I didn't ask about anyone's personal vote, but phrased the question with an eye to the national election.
2007-10-01 08:10:23 · update #2
I am not sure where they got the 70% figure; it sounds very high to me. I have read the conservative Christians tend to be conservative politically, but I know plenty of Christian Dems. Matter of fact, one gal who tries really hard to get me to just visit her church has Obama bumper stickers everywhere.
I do not think Howard Dean is a very wise choice to go after religious voters, he seems a little unstable for my tastes. I can appreciate that he is trying to find common ground. That is something I would like to see more Dems (and Reps for that matter) do.
What are the implications? Well, I don't think it will pay off in this election, and maybe not the next. I do think that if actions follow the words in the future it may pay some dividends.
2007-10-01 09:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by halestrm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
[Howard Dean has chosen to court the Christian vote. What are the implications for the upcoming election]
an extra-heavy dose of lying and BS.
2007-10-01 14:41:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lavrenti Beria 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The bottom line is that religious people feel killing innocent children in the womb is wrong and any intelligent Christian can see right through the Democrat's attack on religion and not support it.
2007-10-01 14:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Picture Jerry Farewell acting like Beetle Juice, and it having limited benefits.
2007-10-01 15:16:53 · answer #4 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Howard the Coward? Christian vote? If he goes to get baptized watch the water boil.
2007-10-01 14:48:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wanna know why the liberals aren't screaming about the wall of separation between church and state getting torn down! I thought that the liberals wanted for politicians to stay away from churches and vice versa! I guess that liberals don't believe it is unconstitutional when they do it.
(And indeed, it is constitutional. I just wish the liberals would be consistent rather than hypocritical.)
2007-10-01 14:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The religious are not a voting block. We are sensible people from all walks of life.
Howard Dean would never persuade me. I think he is a left wing liberal loony.
2007-10-01 14:43:07 · answer #7 · answered by regerugged 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would hope the religious right will vote their own conscience this time rather than doing what they're told.
2007-10-01 14:54:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I seriously don't think he'll get very far, or have much of an effect.
2007-10-01 14:44:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think there's that gay church in Assachusetts he might win over...
2007-10-01 14:41:26 · answer #10 · answered by Philip McCrevice 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋