‘Real’ Christians
February 27, 2012 - by
“Republicans being against sex is not good. Sex is popular.” – Republican strategist Alex Castellanos
A long, hard-fought presidential nominating race doesn’t hurt Republicans by leaving them divided. They’ll unite against President Obama. No, it hurts with voters in the middle.
First there’s this obsession about whether President Obama is “real” Christian. Franklin Graham expressed his doubts, once again showing he’s not half the man his father is. And Rick Santorum can’t help but sound like an American Ayatollah.
Hearing about the separation of church and state “makes me want to throw up,” Santorum said this weekend.
Every voter who agrees with Santorum is already going to vote Republican. But, just like when Pat Buchanan dragged the party into “culture wars” in 1992, a lot of voters don’t like political-religious wars.
As Alex Castellanos noted, voters also wonder about the Republican obsession with birth control and sex.
Then there are voters who ask: Why are they talking about this stuff when I’m worried about the economy?
‘Real’ Christians
February 27, 2012/
“Republicans being against sex is not good. Sex is popular.” – Republican strategist Alex Castellanos
A long, hard-fought presidential nominating race doesn’t hurt Republicans by leaving them divided. They’ll unite against President Obama. No, it hurts with voters in the middle.
First there’s this obsession about whether President Obama is “real” Christian. Franklin Graham expressed his doubts, once again showing he’s not half the man his father is. And Rick Santorum can’t help but sound like an American Ayatollah.
Hearing about the separation of church and state “makes me want to throw up,” Santorum said this weekend.
Every voter who agrees with Santorum is already going to vote Republican. But, just like when Pat Buchanan dragged the party into “culture wars” in 1992, a lot of voters don’t like political-religious wars.
As Alex Castellanos noted, voters also wonder about the Republican obsession with birth control and sex.
Then there are voters who ask: Why are they talking about this stuff when I’m worried about the economy?