re: #96 Rightwingconspirator

Inroads, I suppose you are right about that. That and no small amount of net savvy. They sure know how to make noise. Mostly among their own though.

I don’t think so. Brief rundown:

50s: Beginnings of televangelism
60s: Anti prayer in school agitation
70s: Roe v Wade, rise of televangelism, Robertson, Crouches, TBN, PTL/Jim-Tammy, Crystal Cathedral, etc.
70s: Moral Majority, American Family Association, Eagle Forum
80s: Traditional Values Coalition, Christian Coalition, Concerned Women for America, Robertson for President,
80s: Rise of neo-Pentecostalism/Charismaticism (of which most of the above are from), coalitioning with Catholics and Mormons over social isssues
90s: Continuation of 80s groups minus Moral Majority
00s - present: Well, here we are.

How many very religious men have tried and failed to gain the office? Pat Robertson, Jesse Jackson just to name a couple. I agree we do not want Rick Perry or MB to win. I agree there entirely.

MB doesn’t have a chance of even getting the nomination. Perry does, and just might. But he might not. If the GOP intends to make Obama a one-termer, Perry is a bad choice for them, I think, unless they have a normal person waiting in the wings for a running mate. They’ll need it.