[lbo-talk] The elephant in the room: GOP schism

[Kenton A. Hoover]

I suspect that this is noise for the same reason that the various 
arguments about the democratic schism are noise: people want to be part 
of the winning side. And they'll give up a great deal to have that 
possibility. I don't see 'progressive Republicans' defecting or 
splitting to make that happen. And as we saw this last election as a 
clearly defined case of "good vs. evil" and little or no movement of 
the schismed left to move away from the Generic Candidate as part of a 
protest vote...

On Nov 16, 2004, at 12:44, DSR wrote:
> The elephant in the room: GOP schism
> Many moderates say they no longer feel invited to the party
> By COLLEEN McCAIN NELSON / The Dallas Morning News
>
> A win doesn't mean that all is well in the Republican Party.
>
> Though their candidate came out ahead on Nov. 2, some moderate
> Republicans are
> as despondent as Democrats. While Christian conservatives have been
> credited
> with turning out like-minded voters in crucial swing states, many
> moderates say
> they have been marginalized.