http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/10/31/this-is-it/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/10/31/this-is-it/#comment-702 Milan Ilnyckyj Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:39:04 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2005/10/31/this-is-it/#comment-702 This strikes me as a big gamble, given the ongoing debacles for the Bush administration. While I can see why they would try to galvanize their socially conservative base, the real threat to the Republicans, both now and in 2008, is fractiousness within the party - notably between small government fiscal conservatives and the evangelical sort who are in charge. Personally, I hope very much that the former camp will win out. A shift towards greater centrism, from both parties, would be more than welcome at this point. This strikes me as a big gamble, given the ongoing debacles for the Bush administration. While I can see why they would try to galvanize their socially conservative base, the real threat to the Republicans, both now and in 2008, is fractiousness within the party - notably between small government fiscal conservatives and the evangelical sort who are in charge. Personally, I hope very much that the former camp will win out. A shift towards greater centrism, from both parties, would be more than welcome at this point.

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