Will Values Voters Be the GOP Cavalry?

Harry Jackson thinks so:

As a black evangelical, I’ve had to think about the unpleasant prospect of a Democratically-controlled House and Senate. If the Democrats are in power, the following problems will occur: 1) There will be no protection of traditional marriage, 2) Abortion-on-demand will be encouraged, 3) Religious freedoms will be attacked, 4) The tax-exempt status of many Christian organizations will be revoked, 5) Massive amnesty will be given to illegal aliens, 6) Border protection will not be enforced, 7) We will lose clear and consistent vigilance on the war on terror, and 8) Abandonment of the Iraq war will occur without strategic understanding. The eight consequences of Democratic leadership outlined above are startling. If Democrats act consistently with their recent philosophies and style of government, they will turn the American dream into a nightmare. This is something I and millions of others are not willing to endure.

The media might ask, “How can good Christian people continue to identify with the Republican Party that is filled with so many “sinners”? The recent Foley and Abramoff related scandals have simply pointed out to evangelicals that very flawed leaders are at our nation’s helm. The media’s gleeful attempts to point out evangelical Christian hypocrisy through these ----have simply awakened the values voters to the fact that we are still in a culture war. Therefore, given the right candidate, evangelicals will be motivated more than ever before to get involved in the political process.

I believe the October surprise in 2006 will be the return of evangelical voters to the polls.

If true, evangelicals should demand new GOP leadership, as the current bunch treats them like mildly-retarded distant relatives.