Marginalization. Part 2.
This week Rasmussen reports that the top 4 republicans are Thompson, Giuliani, Romney, and McCain. Shocked I am...
Thompson and Giuliani have been trading places since June, even though, as we all know, Thompson didn't even enter the race until recently. Romney, who had been starting to pick up speed against Giuliani back in late May, immediately fell back and has yet to recover. In a consolation of sorts, it looks like Thompson has pulled most of his support from Giuliani. The reality may in fact be that Thompson is the only choice for the pro-gun constituency. Since as we all know, the other top tier guys all acted against guns, or our ability to talk about them. OOPS, I guess we forgot that Thompson was in on the McCain act as well.
And why was He running from the Values Voters debate? No one expected Giuliani, McCain, or Romney to show in what was effectively a hostile crowd. But Thompson had been hailed as the savior to those looking for a solid principled candidate. His lack of attendance likely hurt him more than any answer he could have given.
If you posit that the Values Voters Debate was the forum for the evangelical right voting block, then once again, the evangelical right opinion is considered not relevant to the campaign. Even if you look at his website today there is no mention of the abortion issue other than the vaguely worded commitment to "promote a culture of life." Whatever that means. The message is the same: The "Evangelical" vote is a given, so don't worry about them.
Christians need to get over their embarrassment at getting the first Clinton elected the first time, and decide what principles they are going to support above personality and party.
Thompson and Giuliani have been trading places since June, even though, as we all know, Thompson didn't even enter the race until recently. Romney, who had been starting to pick up speed against Giuliani back in late May, immediately fell back and has yet to recover. In a consolation of sorts, it looks like Thompson has pulled most of his support from Giuliani. The reality may in fact be that Thompson is the only choice for the pro-gun constituency. Since as we all know, the other top tier guys all acted against guns, or our ability to talk about them. OOPS, I guess we forgot that Thompson was in on the McCain act as well.
And why was He running from the Values Voters debate? No one expected Giuliani, McCain, or Romney to show in what was effectively a hostile crowd. But Thompson had been hailed as the savior to those looking for a solid principled candidate. His lack of attendance likely hurt him more than any answer he could have given.
If you posit that the Values Voters Debate was the forum for the evangelical right voting block, then once again, the evangelical right opinion is considered not relevant to the campaign. Even if you look at his website today there is no mention of the abortion issue other than the vaguely worded commitment to "promote a culture of life." Whatever that means. The message is the same: The "Evangelical" vote is a given, so don't worry about them.
Christians need to get over their embarrassment at getting the first Clinton elected the first time, and decide what principles they are going to support above personality and party.
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posted by Russ @ 5:59 PM
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