Proposition 8 : A Proving Ground For The New 'Rainbow' Right

[The Night Owl]

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Proposition 8 : A Proving Ground For The New 'Rainbow' Right
By Bruce Wilson

It was a both a proof-of-concept and a prophetic warning for the Democratic Party. In the minds of many on the American left, the GOP, dominated by the Christian right, is a dwindling revanchist bastion of retrograde white supremacy. Although that faction still is significant it is well on the way to political irrelevancy within the party because, in 2008, an emerging ethnically and racially inclusive form of the Christian right flexed newfound electoral muscles and won.

The left has not noticed, and so the new tendency appears to be laying plans for a Republican resurgence in the 2012 presidential election. As described in Charisma Magazine,

"Noting that the black and Latino vote was critical for passing Proposition 8, California pastor Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, said the ballot measure was a perfect example of the power churches have when they work across ethnic lines."

"Here's what this election demonstrates--white evangelicals by themselves cannot win elections," Rodriguez said. "White evangelicals by themselves cannot preserve a biblical world view or a biblical agenda within American political and public policy arena. It is impossible. 2008 said it is over."

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[AndyTiedye]

1. The ONLY Thing this "Coalition" Has in Common is Homophobia

[Downtown Hound]

2. Exactly

If they think that's going to carry them into a new Republican age, then they're even more delusional than I thought.

The Republican hope that prop 8 is their savior and shows that Americans are really with them is completely laughable. Prop. 8 passed with a very thin majority. In 2000, a similar amendment passed with 69% of the vote. Prop 8 passed with 52%. That's a 17 point drop. And the evangelicals think this signifies that that they represent the majority? Please.