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How are the Republicans not capitalizing on the “muscle” of the “Christian Right old guard?” How can they get their support when no one is willing to offer it yet? Isn’t it part of the problem that the Christian leaders can’t make up their mind who to support? Doesn’t that hinder their ability to shape…

I expect the next president to be a Democrat. As a conservative, I expect to be unhappy with that result. But I also expect to be unhappy if the next president is a Republican. That’s how disconsolate I am about the current situation. But I really am excited about what comes next, after the smashing…

Michele – I’m with you. Great points on the endorsements. Only thing to add is that once people start saying Huckabee is like Alan Keyes I’ve got to think they are a little bit nervous because Huckabee is the anti-Keyes. And as a major (secular) political reporter told me earlier this year, Huckabee may well…

“Dobson and Bauer and Land are shadows of their once-powerful selves. They have little power anymore to mobilize for any particular candidate”– David Kuo I’ll stick to Dobson, since I think he’s more powerful than any Christian Right leader to come before. Let’s examine David’s evidence: the political arm of the Family Research Council–a group…

David, thanks for the welcome! I think you and I are probably in agreement that it’s a good thing that the influence of the religious right is on the wane. I don’t think a group of self-appointed Christian leaders can really say they speak for all of us. We all have a different take on…

Seems like Dan’s Demoss interview confirms Michelle’s theory that religious conservative leaders are placing a huge emphasis on pragmatism. Though he backs off that at the end, Demoss first says he’s not supporting Huckabee because he hasn’t raised enough money and, “It would be difficult to run a country if you cannot run a major…

Just a note on how I view my politics and my faith and the intersection between the two. It matters much because the latter is far more important to me than the former. Here’s what I wrote a few weeks ago: …when I write about [politics] I write as a person with a particular political…

Michele – Greetings from this corner as well. Great to meet you and great blog and greater heart behind the blog. I agree with you that the religious right isn’t dead. That isn’t what I meant to communicate. What I am saying is that the leadership is changing. It is changing radically in some cases…

PR big shot Mark DeMoss, one of Mitt Romney’s most powerful and active evangelical backers, is well suited to join today’s debate on whether Christian Right leaders are forsaking the evangelical grassroots by declining to support Mike Huckabee. After all, DeMoss’s clients include Franklin Graham, and Chuck Colson’s Prison Fellowship. Here’s how DeMoss handled a…

Steve, thanks for the welcome! I look forward to arguing politics during this campaign season. And yeah, it would make sense for them to support Huckabee if they were only concerned about the social issues but the group also includes fiscal conservatives who can’t support Huckabee. As to the demise of the religious right, I…
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