re: #183 unrealizedviewpoint

Actually, the republicans would probably win in ‘12 if they did this.

I would love to believe that, but I really don’t think it’s true. According to one Gallup poll from 2005, 42% of Americans identify themselves as “evangelical or born-again”. I think it’s reasonable to speculate that a high percentage of those would fit within most definitions of “social conservative”. Hard to see how “breaking” with that big a group improves one’s electoral chances.