#44 lee — “If you abandon the religious right (which includes protestants and Catholics), who’s left to vote for the GOP? Secular seniors, farmers and militray personnel?”
Short Answer — almost everybody.
The religious right is 17% of the republican party. That’s it. They seem bigger because they’re vocal. Being vocal must really work… e.g. most democrats don’t buy into massive taxes etc to “fix” global warming. The far left eco-fringe does, and that faction is much smaller than 17%. But to hear the democrats you’d think that the eco-green types were “typical” of the party. This is no different.
Religious types are featured in the mainstream news because they are religious, not because they are typical. The mainstream news refers to them as typical though. That’s because most of them come off as morons. They use this to paint republicans as backwards. Congratulations on your purchase — you bought their line. The TV doesn’t lie, does it?
You and countless others have made the same mistake, assuming that a vocal minority constitutes the average party member. It’s not even close. Most republicans (83%) are moderate (not part of that 17%.) That vocal 17% has managed to ruin a great number of things, and it’s time they found a new home.
