Keys to Conservative Success Found in NY-23 Loss

Pajamas Media ^ | November 6, 2009 | Lorie Byrd

[JSDude1]

... don’t believe the fact that Hoffman is a social conservative was the reason for his loss, but when it comes to priorities, Simon makes a point worth considering:

Hoffman’s capital “C” Conservative campaign tried to separate itself from the majority parties by making a big deal of the social issues. He was all upset that Scozzafava was pro-gay marriage, seemingly as upset as he was with her support for the stimulus plan.

The majority of Americans are conservative — not just on matters of fiscal policy, but also on many social issues. After all, in the last presidential campaign Barack Obama himself said he was against gay marriage. And increasingly — in part due to advances in ultrasound technology — Americans are moving farther from the pro-choice position, especially when late-term abortions are the issue. Earlier this year, Gallup found a majority of U.S. adults identifying themselves as pro-life for the first time since they began asking the question in 1995.

The problem was not that the positions held by Hoffman were too extreme or too socially conservative. However, there may have been a problem with the emphasis put on those issues...

[victim soul]

Why does someone have to apologize for trying to protect the guaranteed rights of our posterity?

Why does someone have to apologize for believing in the fact that all societies since the beginning of time recognized the fact that marriage is between a man and a woman to continue the human race?