Don't paint Republican Voters as Religous Zealots.

Who would a 'Free-market Capitalist', who also happens to be an atheist, vote for in the US election? If you listen to the media you would not think it would be the Republican party. A party which is portrayed as the lone preserve of the seemingly ever increasing devout evangelical Christians.

The fact of the matter is that most Republican voters hold traditional American or British values that include individualism, which means responsibility for ones actions and fair-play. They feel that the primary role of the state is to protect their freedom from foreign and domestic encroachment.

These people will not vote for a party that is dominated by special interest groups that seek to use the government as a means of extracting resources for their pet projects.

Many of those who hold deep religous beliefs that are not inline with the avant-garde will, of course, gravitate toward a party that will protect their right to exist and give them a forum for their views.

It is wrong to paint the Republican Party as an organization dominated by some shadowy organization called the religous right. Look at the GOP track record over the past four years. It has been a steady push in the direction of traditional values - not particular religous demands.

So there you go - This whole thing comes down to the same old battle - Individualism vs. Special Interests.