[Bittersweetmd]

the "values" voters will leave the GOP and the GOP will return to minority status.
True, but my rather pessimistic view point is just how many values voters are there anymore? Sure the south is there but the evangelicals are now the "new" evangelicals. They are not the solid conservatives of the Reagan years. I hope I am wrong about their social conservatism having gone the way of being much more open minded and accepting/tolerant or another way of putting it is"anything goes". I am talking about the 25 to 40 age range. Younger families going to the user-friendly, purpose driven, and emergent churches looking for a more do good social club than a repent of your sins and live right with God and man. I think most people are pretty unaware of this side to the church/evangelical movement out there right now. I work in an industry that has experienced first hand this change.

[Beagle8U]

"True, but my rather pessimistic view point is just how many values voters are there anymore?"

70 million Evangelicals is the last count I saw and most vote Republican. Add 45 million gun owners who also vote mostly Republican.

But what the heck, run them out of the party by nominating Fruity Rudi and hope he can steal every rat vote from Hildabeast.