Evangelicals Weigh Electability Vs. Ideology
As Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum battle for South Carolina's conservative vote, evangelical Christians are being forced to consider sacrificing principle for practicality
It's been described as a battle for the Republican Party's very soul. Everyone from the GOP leadership to foot-soldiers on the ground from Chesnee to Charleston badly want to defeat President Barack Obama in November. But many members of a critical Palmetto State voting block — a large evangelical Christian community — aren't willing to sacrifice ideology for practicality. They aren't yet willing to get behind frontrunner Mitt Romney, whom they don't trust for reasons ranging from his moderate voting record to his Mormon faith. But despite belonging to the largest religious group in the state, their power play has been limited because they can't agree on which "conservative" candidate to back: Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum. …
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10:25 am on Sunday, January 15, 2012
Why? they don't like communism and the DNC don't want NOBODY bringing up Oblamers religion again :) more ›