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Originally Posted by Manx
I'm sure they do - but as with everything, there are degrees of acceptability. At what point does the radical left no longer appear as the greater of two evils? Or, at what point does the consolidation of power into the hands of religion force a conservative to libertarianism? How much religion in politics can a conservative take?
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I'm not sure how far the religious right has to go before reasonable conservatives abandon the Republican Party. Most of us grew up around religious people and have first hand experience that many are very good and caring people. When the president says something like "God bless the American people" even though we are not believers the words don't bother us much.
I would imagine if something like censorship and laws that interfere with our privacy get out of hand then maybe some folks will not vote for them. However many people fear the same kind of thing from the politically correct left. As I've said in other threads, most people who pay close attention to the issues are already alligned with one of the major parties. The elections are won by the folks who vote for the most likeable candidate. In recent history Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are good examples of this.