“the moral conservatives will go to the Tea Party”
I don’t completely agree with this. I see some moral conservatives that are quite comfortable with programs like Social Security etc. Many conservative Catholics, for instance, adhere to “social justice” doctrine. Furthermore, I see a statist/nanny state streak among some conservatives ala Mike Huckabee. I don’t think it would be a 100% shift. Do you?
Before anyone jumps on me I mean no offense. Just making an observation. Not making judgements.
I don't... but I do think people will be certainly far more serious about what side they do come down on just in the fact it's going to convention...not to mention how the delegates 'now' are looking at their role. It's going to get more than dicy in that respect.
Look already in Missouri, where one of the county's actually had to shut down the appointment of delegates..police were envolved!..... because Romney's people and Paulites were causing such a rucus....two Paulbites were arrested...and the Paulites actually stated thier goal/agenda was to "take charge" of these events..... In other words stack the deck with their delegates, even though the decisions had already been determined....and if not raise a rucus.....and they actually shut the process down! So now the appointment of delegates is more critical for every state and we'll hear of more fighting on that front......and the candidates know that's coming all too well.
Yes, just from my little bit of experience, the moral conservatives are just that, interested only in moral issues, which is where Santorum captures them.
As for me, if there is a President in DC taking care of the economy, realigning this country with its original purposes and ideals, including religious liberty, which I think is different from individual morality, that should free a lot of people up to take care of the moral issues, church to community, heart to heart...
Santorum and his supporters are blind to these 2 things, which other Freepers taught me: if you open the door of govt to religious influence, that door swings both ways. And Santorum is going to divide this country with his moral issues, the same way barack did with racial issues. The divide is something we don't need. This battlefield is the human heart. Santorum is such a schmuck.