If you don't mind someone offering an opinion from a more right-side perspective, I think that the problem isn't so much people voting because of what the so-called "conservative" candidate believes but because of what the candidate on the opposite side of the spectrum believes. To be honest, I don't like much that McCain has to say, and I wouldn't dream of voting for Huckabee. (I may be a Christian, but I'd never entrust the governing of my country to a Baptist.) And I know a good number of people on the right who feel this way. A very large number, in fact. But I'm unable support Obama's proposed policies -- largely because of his position on capital gains -- so I feel backed into a corner about voting on the right. I was all set to "vote my conscience" in this election and go third party, but that looks like a bad option as well. Please understand that many people who say they support McCain only do so because they're unable to support Obama. I'm afraid I can't explain anyone who would support Huckabee.
(And I'm really not trying to get into a major debate, so apologies if this irritates anyone. I just wanted to present a different perspective and, if possible, show that many of the people who tend to align themselves with the GOP aren't there by design but by default. My husband and I are far from your typical conservatives -- we hate the war, and we're practically tree-huggers -- but we find ourselves in too much disagreement with the left.)
On the side, I AM in my twenties and fresh out of grad school, and I've heard enough crap feminist ideas to sink a ship. Besides, don't these people know -- feminism is becoming outdated, and New Historicism is all the rage :)
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Date: 2008-06-09 02:08 pm (UTC)(And I'm really not trying to get into a major debate, so apologies if this irritates anyone. I just wanted to present a different perspective and, if possible, show that many of the people who tend to align themselves with the GOP aren't there by design but by default. My husband and I are far from your typical conservatives -- we hate the war, and we're practically tree-huggers -- but we find ourselves in too much disagreement with the left.)
On the side, I AM in my twenties and fresh out of grad school, and I've heard enough crap feminist ideas to sink a ship. Besides, don't these people know -- feminism is becoming outdated, and New Historicism is all the rage :)