Townhall: How religion is killing the GOP
Conservatives are finally admitting the obvious: Howard Dean was right… it’s the “white kkkristian party.” The GOP is becoming obsolete.
WASHINGTON — As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit.
Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. Simply put: Armband religion is killing the Republican Party.
Here’s the deal, ‘pubbies: Howard Dean was right.
Suffice it to say, the Republican Party is largely comprised of white, married Christians. Anyone watching the two conventions last summer can’t have missed the stark differences: One party was brimming with energy, youth and diversity; the other felt like an annual Depends sales meeting.
But, like it or not, we are a diverse nation, no longer predominantly white and Christian. The change Barack Obama promised has already occurred, which is why he won.
The young will get older, of course. Most eventually will marry, and some will become their parents. But nonwhites won’t get whiter. And the nonreligious won’t get religion through external conversion. It doesn’t work that way.
Given those facts, the future of the GOP looks dim and dimmer if it stays the present course. Either the Republican Party needs a new base — or the nation may need a new party.
Told ya
Villiam, you got it backwards again. The GOP has deserted GOD. So the ‘white Christians’ stayed home.