Could the GOP be heeding the call of the New Republicans? Unlike the 2000 GOP Convention where Jerry Falwell was asked to offer the prayer, this year the GOP might be more cautious not to scare off those centrist Republicans, Independents, and the socially-more-liberal crowd. Graham, Falwell, Robertson, Baur--all of them are without official invite to the NYC event. If the GOP is intentionally keeping the Christian Right on the sidelines, they are denying it.
There are two possible explanations for this change of strategy. First, that the Christian Right is so embedded in the party that the GOP sees no reason to openly court them--they are one and the same. Second, the GOP is trying to widen its demographic appeal. I hope that we're dealing with the later possibility...
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I like the people the Republican party intends to highlight for this convention. Our most dynamic people are not Falwell, Pat Robertson or Baur - they are Arnold, Rudy, and McCain. They will fulfill the mission of any political party come convention time - run to the center. Because that's where the votes are.
Now, if it is true that Falwell, Robertson, and Bauer were not invited to even attend the convention - I don't know if that is such a good idea.
We need Falwell and Robertson to deliver Virginia this election. Perhaps the Bush team should give these individuals special assignments to head up the Bush election efforts in Virginia and South Carolina. Maybe the Bush team should have given them those assignments before it came out that they were going to be snubbed at this convention, easing the pain.
Should the Christian Right worry that their standard bearers will not be speaking or even attending the convention? I think not. No one in our party articulates family values and the importance of compassion better that the man whose name is at the top of the Republican ticket. And I believe he has speaking slot.
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