The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

A few days ago I wrote about the Christian extremist movement that Senator Brownback will have to rely on to be successful in a GOP primary. Today, a story in the Boston Globe postulates a situation that would greatly assist Brownback by inflaming his base:

[Judge Roy] Moore, a Republican who enjoys widespread support in his home state [of Alabama], is poised to run against a vulnerable Republican governor. If he wins, some party strategists speculate, he could defy a federal court order again by erecting a religious monument outside the Alabama state Capitol building. With the 2008 presidential race looming, President Bush would then face a no-win decision: either call out the National Guard to enforce a court order against a religious display on state grounds or allow a fellow born-again Christian to defy the courts.

Just imagine how this would excite the religious right. This would make the Schaivo debacle look like a tranquil mid-afternoon tea. This would also codify the nagging doubt many religious conservatives have about the republican party’s willingness to go along with their radical agenda. This environment would be tailor made for Senator Brownback to make a serious primary run. The amount of religious activism for him would be monumental. Remember, so far he is the most extreme GOP presidential contenders. Anything that makes the GOP religious base angry and restless is good for him.

On the other hand, a scenario such as this would hopefully galvanize a vocal resistance to the religious right. What moderates are left in the GOP might be able to swing the primary vote to a less radical contender. Electability might come into play. However, considering today’s media frenzy surrounding the primarys, if Brownback managed to win Iowa and South Carolina and didn’t get totally crushed in New Hampshire he would have a very good chance of becoming the nominee.