Ethics

Conservative Groups See Dollar Signs in Supreme Court nomination

By Ed Brayton

Charlie Savage notes in the New York Times that conservative and religious right groups are hoping the upcoming judicial nomination fight will help bring conservatives together and raise their profile now that they're in the political wilderness:

While conservatives say they know they have little chance of defeating Mr. Obama's choice because Democrats control the Senate, they say they hope to mount a fight that could help refill depleted coffers and galvanize a movement demoralized by Republican electoral defeats.

"It's an immense opportunity to build the conservative movement and identify the troops out there," said Richard A. Viguerie, a conservative fund-raiser. "It's a massive teaching moment for America. We've got the packages written. We're waiting right now to put a name in."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on May 25, 2009 (boomark / email).