“What he will do is alienate the constitutional conservative, social libertarian, anti bible-belt-bigot part of the party. I really don’t know how to fix conservatism. There isn’t room for Huck’s supporters and for the rest of us in Regan’s wide tent.”
There was room when Reagan served 8 years. There was room when Bush served 8 years.
Constitutional conservatives are often Christians; Christians are often constitutional conservatives. Witness Clarence Thomas for one. Myself for another. Doubtless most FReepers as well.
And exactly what is a bible-belt-bigot? Someone who is not an atheist?
See post 58 for the hateful kind of person that pretends to be a Christian and would dictate right and wrong to the rest of us. Our Calvinist sects are filled to brimming with hateful folks like that.