Good choice, Harry! He may be a ultraliberal Democrat's worst nightmare on social issues, but this guy is what we need in the South, a populist-leaning social conservative. Taylor is pro-life, pro-gun, opposes affirmative action, supports the death penalty, and supports heavy restrictions on illegal immigration. Yet he is also a staunch critic of the Bush Administration's fiscal policy, voting against the tax cuts and the 2003 prescription drug plan.
Flyers and the other social liberals may puke again at reading this, but I guarantee that if we had more Gene Taylor's in the party, we could be very competitive in the South. Preston will be first to attest to the need for more Southern conservative populist Democrats like Taylor, as this variety of Democrat controls much of Arkansas. It just goes to show you how big a factor economics can be in elections if we choose to downplay social issues.
