Conservatives worry scandal will hit 'value voter' turnout

Republican campaign strategists and conservatives fear former Rep. Mark Foley's sex scandal will depress turnout among the party's "value voter" base in November, further complicating Republican efforts to keep control of Congress.

"A social conservative may think, 'Well, Democrats aren't going to represent the legislation I want to see passed, but the Republicans aren't representing me,' " said Tom McClusky, vice president of government affairs at the Family Research Council.

"They may just decide to stay home," according to Mr. McClusky, who said many conservative voters are rightly "disgusted."

Bob Bennett, the veteran Ohio state Republican chairman, predicted there would be damaging political fallout from the Foley scandal, and several Republican campaign pollsters and strategists say it may give Democrats the final push they need to capture the House.

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children!

politicizing this, since we should think of the children first, right? :sarcasm:

Its got to be demoralizing for the faithful to see what happens when you mix religion and politics and get a bunch of corrupt sick bastards running the country as a result.

Anyone voting for the Republican Party has already compromised any value they may think they have. It's a lie propagated by the overly self-righteous charlatans...

"Value voters" are such tools.

"We don't like the Republicans now, but we'd rather just stay home than help vote the perverts out of office. Couldn't admit we were wrong, y'know."

Repukes self-identify so much with their party that this type of thing kills them, if they can't rationalize it somehow.

They don't actually care about moral values, or what's right and wrong. They're the last people that care about that.

people and scream about getting their religion in schools, it will bring out the faithfools (sp?).

Let me posit another theory: Christian voters are going to take a long look at politicians and evaluate them on lying, stealing, warmongering, pedophilia and more lying then vote for their opponents.

misuse of the word "values."

by extremist power hungry fundamentalists and do something about taking back control of it.