Religious Fundamentalist and Racist Tendencies in the Electoral Arena in the United States: Political Fringes or Mainstream America?

"I believe, and I hope, that one day we can take America back. That is why we are building this Gideon's Army, and heading for Armegeddon, to do battle for the Lord."Patrick Buchanan, Greenville, South Carolina, September 19, 2000"In a true Christian society, we would only need the laws given to us by God, because he covers all the bases." "The Fundamental precepts of the Party must remain entirely Christian."The Christian Alliance;"Sovereignty and self-determination will finally allow Southerners to be in charge of their own destiny for the first time since our freedom was stolen from us at Appomattox in 1865."The Southern Party, Statement of Founding Purpose