So says Karl Rove. Faint praise, methinks (who really likes the good Senator, I wonder?), but still.
9. Culture matters. Suggestions that we abandon social conservatism, including our pro-life agenda, should be ignored. These values are often more popular than the GOP itself. The age of sonograms has made younger voters a more pro-life generation. And California and Florida approved marriage amendments while McCain lost both states. Republicans, in championing our values agenda, need to come across as morally serious rather than as judgmental. More than 4 million Americans who go to church more than once a week and voted in 2004 stayed home in 2008. They represented half the margin between Obama and McCain. [emphasis mine]
Mmm. Serious not judgemental. I’ll make sure to keep that in mind.
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