Sunday, October 21, 2007

Electability?

I just read this article on Townhall by Al Cardenas, "An Electability Theory." His arguments are backed by the founding fathers' original papers, by history, by biblical theology, and by me - which is why I'm linking here.

The key point, I believe, is when he says that social conservative issues are what bring passion to the voters, and what unites us. Think about people you know. Are they all united on the US military/foreign policy/Iraq issues? Are they all capitalists? Do any of them like welfare? College grants? Those are the economic and defense issues that the Republican powers that be what their candidates to run on, in order to attract undecided voters. Social issues like abortion and marriage are just too sensitive and divisive, they say. I argue that social issues have more passion involved, but there are probably as many who will not vote Republican because they are socialists or angry over Iraq as who would have voted against Republicans because of an anti-abortion stance.

In any case, let "we the people" decide, and stop moving the historically conservative party to the middle by choosing the candidate most like the liberals.

To God be all glory.

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