From a comment on the Mike Huckabee blog:
With Dr. Dobson’s New York Times Op-Ed talking about how Social Conservatives should be more concerned about Candidates and their support for “key” issues rather than polls, Governor Huckabee was asked about this in a Washington Post.com interview. This is what he said,
“I’m a little concerned that some of the evangelical leaders seem to be less committed to the principles that got them involved in politics in the first place, and more into the politics than the principles,” he said. “You hear some of them saying, ‘Well, this guy believes with us, but we want to get somebody that can raise money. Or, ‘we want to get somebody that we think is going to win.’ Well, when it gets down to their picking things based on completely secular reasons, and it’s not about the issues, I think they completely marginalize themselves.”
Huckabee suggests evangelical Christians should stick to the issues, and not worry about electability.
“When you cease becoming clear about who you are, and what you’re about, you really just become another Republican interest group, and you have no core, you have no center, and therefore you have no influence.”
I agree completely. I heard another story from NPR today about my favorite candidate on the other side of the aisle. A number of people were interviewed and they said, “We love what Barack Obama has to say. We agree. We’re just not sure he can win.” So rather than get out there and commit to a guy who may not win – they’re just going to vote for the person who they already believe will win. Where’s the sense in that?!
Quit voting for the guy that everyone else thinks should stay in the lifeboat! Get off your rear and make a difference by supporting who YOU believe should stay in the lifeboat. Quit letting the “popular” person win elections. Vote with your heart, conscious and wallet. You’ll do it all day long for an American Idol candidate but not the President of the United States!?
Arrrrrggghhh!