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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, August 31, 2007

Does Larry Craig matter?

On the GOP as a whole, the Larry Craig thing (on top of the Ted Haggard thing, and the Vitter thing, and the Foley thing...) is largely expected to extend the current disenchantment among the religious right, but I'd like to extend that a bit more specifically.

With the growing perception of a "culture of perversion" (I should trademark that,) I would argue that to some degree a Rudy Giuliani presidential bid may also suffer.

Certainly Giuliani's past is not like any of those listed above, but the more "morals" plays on the GOP mind, the less evangelical enthusiasm will fill the Giuliani sails. Despite all the analysis, the GOP is not at a point where "electability" alone can create enthusiasm. (unlike the Dems.)

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