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McCain Wins Brownback Nod
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Jeff Sheler
It’s official. Conservative Kansas senator and former presidential candidate Sam Brownback is supporting John McCain. In a joint appearance in Dubuque, Iowa, Brownback, a darling of the Christian right, called his senate colleague from Arizona “the best pro-life candidate to beat Hillary Clinton.” You can read the full AP account of the announcement here, and…
Robertson Backs Giuliani
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Jeff Sheler
The battle among GOP candidates vying for Christian right allegiance is taking another surprise turn with Rudy Giuliani picking up the endorsement of 700 Club host Pat Robertson. Here is Robertson’s statement as released by the Giuliani campaign: It is my pleasure to announce my support for America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, a proven leader who…
A New Ad for Thompson
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Jeff Sheler
Following up on our earlier post on Fred Thompson’s hiring of evangelical operative Shannon Royce to bolster his standing with the Christian right, the former Tennessee senator is about to take another important step to reassure social conservatives of his anti-abortion stance. Tomorrow he begins airing a new television ad in Iowa – where he…
Thompson enlists Christian Right operative
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Jeff Sheler
Two days after poking social conservatives in the eye over abortion, Fred Thompson is signaling that he is not about to yield the Christian right to his GOP opponents. The former Tennessee senator has recruited Shannon Royce, a high visibility evangelical and seasoned Washington operative, as his Grass Roots and Special Projects director. Royce is…
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