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Detector · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 12:57 PM

Source: Capital Sources: Will Christian Activists Form a Third Party? | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

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Christian conservatives want more respect. They were instrumental in propelling George W. Bush to power—twice—and now they're feeling neglected. At a "Values Voters" summit in Washington last week, leading evangelicals gathered to speak out and take a straw poll. The survey showed how unhappy they are with the twice-divorced, pro-choice Republican front runner for the presidential nomination, Rudy Giuliani. He got less than two percent of the overall vote.

Richard Land: My intuition [is that] this is not a bluff. If Giuliani is the nominee there will be a third party.

We met with Gov. Huckabee recently, and he said, "Well, why don't they vote for me right now? They've got me. Why do they need a third-party candidate?"
Well, I think if anybody other than Giuliani is the nominee, there won't be a third party.

wordsmythe · #2 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 01:10 PM

Rudy Rudy Rudy

TigerEyes · #3 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 01:20 PM

What the hell do you care, Wordsmythe?! You won't be voting in any Republican primaries!

JayhawkMom · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerEyes

What the hell do you care, Wordsmythe?! You won't be voting in any Republican primaries!

Because forming a 3rd party will help split the Republican vote........makes it easier for a Democrat to win. Remember Ralph Nader???? Ross Perot(sp)???

Army_of_One · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 01:45 PM

...and this makes no sense to me. The Christian Right (damn them to hell anyway) wants to form their own 3rd party which will assure Hillary of a win which would be a WORSE choice than Rudy. It just doesn't make sense. They need to keep in mind the next pres will/might be choosing 1 or 2 supreme court justices.