[lit-ideas] Re: The Religious Right Isn't What It Used to Be

(The Republicans) don't have to vote for Democratic candidates. All they have to do is sit out or support third-party candidates.
A current article in the New York Review discusses this. The Republican voters have several issues:
1) Disgust with their politicians. The religious right feels betrayed and used. They don't like any of the current GOP candidates (a Mormon, a twice-divorced New Yorker, a moderate Republican, etc.) They stay home and refuse to vote.
2) Fear at the prospect of a woman or a black man in charge. A woman named Clinton or a black man whose name rhymes with Osama is like a poke in the eye of Republicans. It provokes their deepest sexist or racist fears about the modern world. They may come out to vote against that.
It's going to be an odd election. The GOP has no agenda, asides from "we don't want anybody". The Democrats have no agenda, asides from "no more Bush", but Bush will be gone. They could lose the election.
Bush is still in the White House. He may start another war. It's likely he will attack Iran; he is well on the path. It would lead to a collapse of the USA in the region. Gasoline could hit $5/gallon or more. Will Americans "be patriotic and support the troops", or rebel over high gasoline prices and demand impeachment? 

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andreas
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