re: #147 albusteve

you will be in a pup tent over there someplace…where are the Goldwater conservatives?…standing on my priniciples that is, leaves me few allies in the GOP it seems…do you know how big this thing is?…added to the Paulians and nirthers?…that’s my question

I think that creationists, nirthers and Paulians, added together (and of course acknowledging some degree of overlap) are a substantial minority of people who voted or will be voting GOP. I think they are a majority of those who are politically active, i.e., voting in GOP primaries, volunteering in campaigns, etc… . As far as Goldwater conservatives, either their numbers aren’t as large as many think, or a decent number reluctently defected to the Democrats.