"Oh phooey! This is no time to quit. Now is a time for Moderate Republicans to make great gains -- you just don't see the opportunity.
Moderate Republicans like Arlan Specter (Chair of the Judiciary Committee) are the best hope of fending off the possible excesses of the Christian Right, and in the coming years folks like Specter will be leaders who rally even Democrats to their support. It should be clear to many Democrats that you can't beat the Xtian Rt. by encourageing folks to vote Democrat. The only viable strategy to role back the Xtian Right is to organize Democrats and Independents to switch registration, en mass, to Republican, and support the moderate republican leaders like Specter in 2006 and elect a moderate Republican in the 2008 primaries and draft a new more tolerant Republican Party platform.
Win from within.
Now is the time to reach out to Democrats and Independents and show them how to de-fang the Christian Right by JOINING the Republican Party, and supporting a moderate Republican agenda.
Trying to get anyone to vote Democrat is just stupid and self-defeating. If you want to advance your agenda, get Democrats and Independents to register and vote (moderate) Republican, and understand that we have a golden opportunity to succeed.
I urge you to start that campaign now, and celebrate every registration switcher as a clear victory."
-from Roderick.
Posted by Dennis at November 8, 2004 10:42 AM