Monday, July 12, 2004
Who is Outsmarting Whom?
I love this contretemps! (see below.)
So who is outsmarting whom? I give this one to Cheryl, but narrowly.
Even if the ad backfires and works to the FRC's advantage (by allowing more conservatives at the convention), that ultimately helps the HRC as more conservatives will alienate moderates and the question is - will losing moderates versus gaining more right-wing conservatives help or hurt Bush in the election. Could be a toss-up but I would say, more likely hurt, as the real conservatives have no choice but to vote for Bush anyway, so giving in to them likely hurts Bush's chances.
The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > The Republicans: Social Conservatives Want More of Their Own to Speak at the G.O.P. Convention: "On Friday, as the Senate began debating the amendment on same-sex marriage, the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group, placed an advertisement in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call listing Governor Schwarzenegger, Governor Pataki, Senator McCain and Mr. Giuliani. 'Want to get a prime time spot at the Republican National Convention?' the advertisement asked. 'Oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment.'
Hoping to turn the same advertisement into a message to the convention planners, Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative Family Research Council, sent flowers to Cheryl Jacques, the executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, with a note that said, 'Dear Cheryl, per your ad in Roll Call - thank you.'"
So who is outsmarting whom? I give this one to Cheryl, but narrowly.
Even if the ad backfires and works to the FRC's advantage (by allowing more conservatives at the convention), that ultimately helps the HRC as more conservatives will alienate moderates and the question is - will losing moderates versus gaining more right-wing conservatives help or hurt Bush in the election. Could be a toss-up but I would say, more likely hurt, as the real conservatives have no choice but to vote for Bush anyway, so giving in to them likely hurts Bush's chances.
The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > The Republicans: Social Conservatives Want More of Their Own to Speak at the G.O.P. Convention: "On Friday, as the Senate began debating the amendment on same-sex marriage, the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group, placed an advertisement in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call listing Governor Schwarzenegger, Governor Pataki, Senator McCain and Mr. Giuliani. 'Want to get a prime time spot at the Republican National Convention?' the advertisement asked. 'Oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment.'
Hoping to turn the same advertisement into a message to the convention planners, Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative Family Research Council, sent flowers to Cheryl Jacques, the executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, with a note that said, 'Dear Cheryl, per your ad in Roll Call - thank you.'"
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