The Roy Moore Effect 2004?

[Dob Bole]

Rumor has it that the Constitution Party is courting Roy Moore as their nominee. If this is the case, we will win in an electoral landslide. Moore would tip us several Southern states-maybe even all of them. He might win Alabama and Mississippi, but if not we would.

I'll be watching this very closely...

[Dob Bole]

1. This legitimizes the Nader candidacy, I think...

If Nader had not made the decision to run, then probably noone would be discussing the Moore candidacy right now...

[bryant69]

3. I don't follow this

The two stories are unrelated; if Moore were to seek the constitutional party nomination or have it handed to him, it would be a story regardless of what Nader Decides to do. He would, due to his noteriaty, hemmorage votes away from President Bush. Do you really believe that the press corps wouldn't pick up on that one?

Bryant
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[bryant69]

4. Yep

I'm such a great guy I want everybody to read my words twice. So they sink in. Or else I'm a dope who accidentally double posted.

You make the call!

[Dob Bole]

12. Great guy who smokes dope? nt

[bryant69]

13. Just cause I don't agree with you

Doesn't prove I smoke dope. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people who don't agree with you and don't smoke dope.

[liberal72]

2. I live down here in Alabama ...

and trust me he would win Alabama. Only nine electoral votes seperated Gore and BushCo. and Alabama has nine electoral votes.

[yellowcanine]

7. I believe he would drain votes from Bush in Alabama

and other Bible Belt states. I have a hard time believing he would win any states (Maybe that is wishful thinking because I hate to think there are that many misquided voters in Alabama or anywhere else). I do think he could tip some states to the Dems, however, particularly states like North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida.
In any case, if Moore were well funded and several big-name Christian Right Wingers were to endorse him (Robertson, Bauer, Dobson, James Kennedy, for example) Shrub would be toast, Nader or no Nader. I don't think Nader is going to be much of a factor anyway except he may help to lay out the sorry record of Bush and thus actually help the Dems.

[AlinPA]

5. Constitution party? Silly. His 10 Commandments issue is not

"constitutional".

[polmaven]

8. Whaddya mean not constitutional???

The 10 Commandments don't as nuthin 'bout gun toten!

There's the 10 commandments, then ther's gun toten. What else do ya need? Sheesh!

[David__77]

6. I could understand why he would run.

Their agenda really is not being fought for by Bush's administration. I think that third party movement--though not Nader--could do well this year. Nader won't do well because, frankly, he's not very personable and he doesn't have the political infrastructure, especially as an independent, to even get a lot of ballot status.

[LeahMira]

11. True...

Their agenda really is not being fought for by Bush's administration.

In spite of holding a majority in Congress as well as the White House, the Republicans have done nothing to outlaw abortion or to stuff people who are homosexual back into their closets. Judge Moore definitely has a constituency and it's not all in the Bible Belt either!

His candidacy could be the best thing imaginable for the country. It could do for the fundies what David Duke did for the racists... show them how alone and unacceptable they really are.

[liberalitch]

9. unfrozen caveman candidate

hoping to drag the backs of his hands in the dirt up Pa. Ave. and into the pulpi.... sorry whitehouse

[saltpoint]

10. May the Good Lord Bless Roy's campaign --

-- so he can be shown in televised debates as the hate-hearted Calvinist he is. The Far Right's time has come and gone. The whole world's ahead of us by miles on the social issues the fundamentalist nutbags care about. Moore will be the last blazing chariot across the horizon before it crashes in a smoldering heap.

Run Roy, you old fool.

[BillZBubb]

14. Moore could make a difference in only one state--FLORIDA

He will have only marginal strength in states that Bush* has HUGE majority support. He can't syphon away enough right wing votes to harm Bush*. The conswervatives aren't disaffected with Bush* enough to abandon him, even if they support Moore's fanatical positions.

The one exception is Florida. But, even there, right wingers are not likely to miss the lesson taught by Nader's stupidity in 2000. They'll use their votes on the right winger most likely to win--Bush*.