You heard it here first: "Obama Republicans."
Actually, you would have heard it first at around 10:15 p.m. Pacific Time, Tuesday night, as I was talking with my sister on the phone.
The converse to "Reagan Democrats," this term describes middle of the road, middle class, white collar suburban voters who were driven out of the GOP ranks by Palin and the Bible thumpers.
Why did she have, and will continue to have, this effect? The best answer comes courtesy of Greil Marcus, who quite accurately describes her as "a Dominionist, which is to say she believes, and entered politics to ensure, that her God by right has, and by her hand will enjoy, dominion over every aspect of life in the United States." The vast majority of Americans, including Americans of sincere and deeply-held religious faith, do not agree with this philosophy - and, in fact, are scared out of their wits by it. To their great credit and the nation's salvation.
The converse to "Reagan Democrats," this term describes middle of the road, middle class, white collar suburban voters who were driven out of the GOP ranks by Palin and the Bible thumpers.
Why did she have, and will continue to have, this effect? The best answer comes courtesy of Greil Marcus, who quite accurately describes her as "a Dominionist, which is to say she believes, and entered politics to ensure, that her God by right has, and by her hand will enjoy, dominion over every aspect of life in the United States." The vast majority of Americans, including Americans of sincere and deeply-held religious faith, do not agree with this philosophy - and, in fact, are scared out of their wits by it. To their great credit and the nation's salvation.