what happened to the Evangelical factor?

npincus

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:18 AM
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what happened to the Evangelical factor?

Was it poor turnout, or did they pull the lever for those Devilish Dems?

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DinahMoeHum

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:20 AM
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1. I say both: I read rumors that 1/3 of them defected to the Dems

and let's face it, the Foley and Haggard sex scandals didn't do them any good, image-wise.

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Coyote_Bandit

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:21 AM
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2. Here in Oklahoma

I know several fundies who went Dem. Had the opportunity to listen to them reviewing their voter guides Sunday afternoon while visiting with a mutual friend who is visiting from outside the country. Apparently the sheeple ignorned much of the Sunday morning sermon the preceeded the distribution of those voter guides....

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npincus

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:21 AM
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3. I wonder if Haggard was a tipping point for defectors

Edited on Wed Nov-08-06 10:22 AM by npincus

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BOSSHOG

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:23 AM
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6. A pivot point?

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conscious evolution

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:35 AM
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10. HA!

:spray:

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Coyote_Bandit

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:26 AM
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8. Not in the discussion I was a party to

Some still bought into the crazy religious fudie agenda. Others seemed to share many of our Dem concerns. Iraq. Jobs. The economy. The minimum wage. Not much talk of terror or immigration. Abortion and gay marriage weren't mentioned - but I think that was only to avoid the argument amongst themselves. Haggard was mentioned and discussed. Focus of this part of the discussion was that they felt sorry for his wife and kids and his congregation. Nobody really disillusioned by his conduct. Some of the fundies were delighted he was outed.

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hatrack

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:22 AM
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4. Too busy looking for meth and man-ass

:evilgrin:

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npincus

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:23 AM
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7. LOL

"man ass"? :rofl:

I guess they'll be hitting on Dems,now that we have a MANDATE. HAR HAR

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hatrack

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:39 AM
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12. For your dancing & dining pleasure . . .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-hipp/meth-and-man-ass_b_33326.html

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BOSSHOG

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:22 AM
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5. Since we don't know what they do in the closet

we don't know who they voted for in the voting booth.

Yesterday's election was a big win for all America including evangelicals, they just don't know it. Our constitution is a little more secure, even though those of the religious right persuasion have no use for it, they benefit immensely from it.

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Kerrytravelers

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:30 AM
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9. I would bet that in the privacy of their own personal self, they did the moral thing

and, at least some, voted in favor of our country instead of being fooled by their own personal bigotry.

I agree with your take on their overall lack of understanding regarding the Constitution, but how they benefit from it immensely.

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Lurking Dem

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Wed Nov-08-06 10:36 AM
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11. It played well in Tennessee.

But that's no surprise.

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