If the evangelicals buck and go for a third party, will it cost the GOP 2008?

[12th Doctor]

Not as much as people think it will.  It will free Rudy to be himself, which will win over alot of votes from the center and center-left... plus the Paul supporters will (with abit of reluctance) see Rudy as their man, without question.  Personally, I will be happy to be rid of that 10% of the population.  Granted, the RR bailing will mean less umph behind some fo the issues I care about, but most of that is only agreement on the surface anyway, and the Devil is in the details.  Clearly, it has gone beyond the point where these people are simply protecting their way of life, they would enfore their will upon everyone, this much is certain, and those kind of people are driving millions away from the Republican Party.