(05-23-2016 09:53 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-23-2016 06:02 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(05-22-2016 10:34 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  I agree with this too. The problem is thst there isn't anything else yet. Lots of appeal for whatever but no substance.

Well the interesting thing is with Trump is what he hasn't had to campaign on. Abortion, Religion, Gay Marriage or Family values. Has the Christian Right been so marginalized that they are willing to accept someone who is their antithesis?

Yes. If anything has gone right this election cycle, it's that the evangelicals have finally been rejected along with their candidates. The GOP will be the better for it.

I think the appeal of evangelicalism in the South was that it was a socially acceptable way to bully others. To tell people that they're wrong and to advocate public policy punishments for them. They kind of feed off the same anger as the Trump folks. Pretty much the same appeal. Only Trump substitutes Mexicans and Muslims for Gay persons as targets. But I have no doubt that anyone pandering to That group and who has also advocated removing or ignoring many Constitutional protections for minorities won't come after us soon enough.