Quote Originally Posted by denuseri View Post
The so called religious right is not exactly what a lot of people think it is.

First off the only really active portion of it is the evangelicals and they don't have any real large numbers compared to other special interest groups at least when looking at the overall party membership.

Secondly...just like in any party....it doesn't and cannot exert the same kind of control that far more numerous and larger contributors do (corporations and extremely wealthy individuals with corporate interests) so much as it appeals to the spurious perception that if you don't wave your religious flag (at least during the primary) the republican voters wont elect you, which is a blatant attempt to tie their special interest (the promotion that religion, and in particular WASP..white Anglo-Saxon protestant religion) is somehow synominis with being a conservative. Which is basically false advertising on its part and a poor use of sophistry especially since it couldn't be farther from the true demographics of the party.
Ok, but if by some STRANGE chace, Bachman wins, Perry wins ect, neither may bow to the Tea Party, but they wil support ALL TEA PARTY Agensa's, Bachman herself hassaid she supports the Goals of the TEA Party, Perry needs to keep his Religious believes to himself and not interjectthem into him Campaign some have even said his "Day Of Prayer" was as cose to Churchand State as spossible andhe wasstronlgy adised byhis own people duringthatday of prayer to say NOTHING about his announcing his Presidientail Bid but he can Dangerously close to doing so
As bada Obama has been, if who everwins the GOP Nod to Run in 2012 depends on it core of support of The Religious Right, The TEA PARTY or orther simialt groups, i firmly believe we wil have a President who is more intrested in mpoving forward of Evengelical Beliefs and following, then a No Conservative GOP Nominee, yes there are some Republicans I may beable to support, but to me Perry and Bachman are to damgeuos closely allighn with Social Conseratives who agency wil be carried out in the White House by these 2 Particular Candidates
When a Politcian of EITHER Party says "I wil let GOD" guide me thorugh my years in the White House, this scares me to no end, that is why we have Seperarion Of Church and State and at leastright noe with Perry and Bacjman that line is becoimng very blurry to me right now
Bachman has publilcy said if electedshe will only choose those for her Cabinetwho follows ll her veliefs, thus NO Democrats, No Gays, Lesbians etc etc, and only select those for Court Appinmenet who 100% agree with Socialy Conservative Agenda, which she talk about all thetime the more I hear Bahman talk, the more shecomes across to me as being slightly to the Right of Atilla The Hun, sorry I do not want a person in the White House who depends on teir Socialy Concervative Core Base to reach The White House, who says I wil follows Gods advice while i Serve as President
Again thisi s just me but we also stil have 16 monthseofe things real startto come tohead, letssee whathappens

Also do not forget in the Iowa Straw pole, YES Bachman did win there, but she wasalso born andraisedi n IOWS which I am sure helped her win that Straw Poll
I might ass, in his 2 TErms as President, Bill Clinton NEVER won his home state in either of the 2 elections he won