re: #537 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

If that’s the case, it’s only because they seriously fear that either the base will simply stay home on Election Day or a far-right third party will run a candidate and suck up just enough of the vote to tilt things in Obama’s favor.

Both are understandable fears, considering the Clinton years.

Remember that the Christian Right threatened to run their own candidate in 2008 because they were dissatisfied with McCain’s social politics. Which is one of the reasons he had Sarah foisted on him, as a quid-pro-quo for their support.