The Conservative Zone

As the saying goes, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.

Well, if they act like Republicans, are they really Democrats? Democrats, Stung in 2004, Tap Anti-Abortion, Pro-Gun Candidates.

The article starts out thusly:

Brad Ellsworth likes to hunt, opposes abortion and says he'll put his "family values up against anybody.'' He may be the Democrats' new dream candidate.

The 47-year-old Ellsworth, a county sheriff in Indiana, is one of a number of Democrats running for the U.S. Congress next year whose positions on social issues deviate from the national party's. His candidacy follows a presidential election the Democrats lost in part because they failed to win over "values voters,'' according to polls and party strategists.

That is true. The Dems failed to win over "values voters" because it is perceived that Democrats have very little values in common with middle America. So they are trying to run Democrat candidates with Republican values.

But the question is, when it comes down to party line votes on such issues, which side will these candidates vote on? With their values, or with their party? If they were elected because of their values, and they vote with their values, then the Republicans win. If they vote with the party, come next election cycle, they will be thrown out of office by the People, and elect a Republican. Again, the Republicans win. I don't see a down side of this.

But I don't think these "conservative" Democrats will get elected. Why? Because the People know that even if the candidate has views opposite of the Party, they will have to vote the party line, making their votes to elect him irrelevant. And on the national stage, these candidates will be forced to subvert their views to conform to the national party.

Just look at John Kerry. He (was) a pro-life person, but a pro-choice candidate. He had to give up his personal beliefs to try and get elected. It will be no different with these candidates.

Personally, I doubt any (or very few) of these candidates will make it to office. The People will realize the truth and not elect them. All because the Party is controlled by the shrill far-Leftists in the Party.