They will likely vote for him for the same reason that 98% of Blacks voted for Obama in 2008, but I suspect his socially liberal positions will prevent widespread institutional mobilization.
“They will likely vote for him for the same reason that 98% of Blacks voted for Obama in 2008, but I suspect his socially liberal positions will prevent widespread institutional mobilization.”
I think they will go nuts pushing him hard, largely because of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Prophecy
A win, with the propaganda spin about ‘saving the nation’ will go far to spreading their influence and bumping their numbers. The GOP would probably like to see this as well, as a body of sober, hardworking, credulous submissives as supporters would be preferrable to to the more independent and critical thinking conservatives. It is easier to shear sheep than cats.