re: #69 imp_62

Do you think he could get elected in a general election while agreeing that demons control the government? Implicit in that claim are statements that
a) Obama and/or his predecessors are under the sway of dark forces
b) He, Perry, is a demon-slayer and will make it a priority of his administration to rid the capital of Lucifer’s minions.

Isn’t that so far beyond the pale for most voters that he would be doomed?

I don’t think Perry has to say it himself. All he really needs to do is go on talking about tax cuts and tough on crime, and the way things used to be, aimed at a more centrist audience, and people like Barton will give the tip to the lunatics that he’s down.

This is the ancient dance of “The Religious Right and the Republican Candidate”. Currently we are doing the “Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink, Convince Us That You’re One Of Us” tango. Later in the performance, should he win, we’ll go to the next dance, “You Said You’d Make Roe Disappear, And Put The Ten Commandments In Every School, You Liar, We Fell For It Again” cha cha.