I don't see an important trend here...
In the same series of articles, Buchanan went for Bush (!), two editors went for the Constitution Party, one for Nader, and one proposed sitting the election out.
I've heard the "bring the temple down" theory before, and not just from the branch of isolationist, "screw Israel" conservatives.
The idea seems to be that if you elect Kerry (or some other raving liberal), everyone, including the Republican Party, will learn a Painful and Valuable Lesson, and be the better for it next election.
