Precisely. The GOP has been beholden to religious/social conservative groups for the past 20 years. The only way the Republicans win is by mobilizing this base of conservative Christians to turn out in numbers much higher than the national average.
(Next quote jacked from DKos. Check it out.)
"This appointment represents the giant balloon payment at the end of the mortgage the GOP signed with the Cultural Right at least 25 years ago. Social conservatives have agreed over and over again to missed payments, refinancings, and in their view, generous terms, but the balance is finally due, and if Bush doesn't pay up, they'll foreclose their entire alliance with the Republican Party.
A few voices have bravely piped up, here and there, with the notion that Bush has an opportunity here to boost his legacy immeasurably with a moderate, centrist pick. It's admittedly true; he would probably get a major poll bounce, and start growing some non-existant coattails, if he chose a moderate conservative instead of a Gary Bauer, James Dobson approved one. But that's a pipe dream. Dobson owns Bush; we might as well start calling O'Connor's chair the Terri Schiavo Memorial Seat right now."
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R.I.P. H.S.T.
I wanna have El Scrabino's man babies.
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