Chuck Grimes wrote:
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> The cover that they are over represented in the press is one thing,
> but it doesn't really explain the votes or the constant political
> pressure to the right. On just about every issue there are enough of
> them to swing the political spectrum.
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Assume they are an important element of Republican strength. That does _not_ make them a swing vote. It would seem to be the opposite. These are precisely the voters who do NOT _SWING_. Instead they are the votes that can be taken for granted while _swing_ votes come from other parts of the electorate.
To make any case at all that they represent a swing vote you would have to establish that --
These are people who vote Republican for one reason and one reason alone, their religious belief. If they were not evangelicals, they would be liberal or radical voters, because they have no other reasons for their conservatism. And that is pure nonsense.
Carrol