Wednesday, November 7, 2007

So Pat Robertson Endorsed Guiliani...

This is an odd couple, to say the least. However, this may mean a lot in the long run for the GOP.

Robertson is from the Moral Majority, Christian Right, Socially Conservative wing of the GOP. Jerry Falwell and company, basically. Rudy Guiliani is the definition of a moderate Republican. These two could not be on much more opposite ends of the GOP spectrum.

Could the social conservatives be taking a step away from the forefront of the GOP for the betterment of the party? Could the economy and national defense trump abortion and gay marriage in the minds of social conservatives...at least for the time being?

If so, my prediction of a ideological priority shift within the GOP is definitely coming to fruition.

Side note: Why is it when a Democrat is moderate, they are "Centrist"...but when a Republican is moderate, they are labeled as just that, a "moderate"? Aren't they both either "moderate" or "centrist"? Just a thought that came to me while typing this up.

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