From: pnstenquist
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 10:59:27 -0800
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>While terrorism and Iraq were the campaign themes, exit polls
>seemed to show that the main issue for Bush voters was moral
>values. That probably translates to abortion as the principal
>component with stem-cell research and same-sex marriage as
>peripheral issues. Bush urban support came mainly from
>business and the wealthy, those most fearful of tax heights
>and government regulation, but they don't exist in large
>enough numbers to change the color.
Just to clarify some things.
A lot of small businesses feared the tax increases with the immeninence of
nationalized health care.
The concern about stem cell research is only of fetal/embryonic funding, where there
is a morality question and whether the government should be funding something seen as
immoral.
Abortion in general was a less-stated issue (though still significant) than the
predominent immediate concern of the never-needed late-term, partial-birth problem.
The strongest morality voting block is the evangelical/"born again" Christian. It is
a mainstream group that has a strong influence. In the US it varies by area from 10%
to 33% or more of a populace. Though they (we) never give much money to campaigns
(despite the claims of many), the block does vote with some consistency. In Missouri
we're 33% of the whole state and 75% voted for Bush. That was an automatic 24% of the
state.
And we are not generally (a) snake handlers, (b) isolationists, (c) pursuing a
theocracy, (d) or any of the other slanderous statements made about us (like "Nazi" or
"Fascist").
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that
it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald Reagan
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