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Ramesh
Ponuru explains. Here’s a
marvelously tongue-in-cheek excerpt:
In 2002 and 2004, Republicans ran hard on
social issues and the courts — and scored victories at every level of politics.
In 2006 and 2008, they left those issues off the table, and got walloped. It
follows, naturally, that the social issues are to blame for the Republican
defeats.
Read
the full
article here.
G.
Tracey Mehan III provides an
important perspective when considering the results of the recent
elections. Excerpt:
This scapegoating of the solid and most
loyal of the three wings of the Reaganite coalition is inaccurate and just
plain wrong. It is self-defeating in the long run. It is rank blame-shifting
and a libel of a GOP constituency which has always supported low taxes, a
strong defense and a constrained judiciary. All it asked for was fair
consideration of its concerns with family and the culture of life.
Read
the full
article here.
HT:
FRC
Are
you a Christian looking for a reason to “get out and vote” this year? The new website ValueVotersUSA.com might just give
you some good reasons to exercise your Constitutional right and civic
responsibility on November 4. With
important issues like life, marriage, faith, and the future of the Supreme
Court at stake, Christians need to be informed and involved. Check out this website and watch this
inspiring video for more information.
Wendy
Long explains. Excerpt:
The sleeper issue of this presidential
campaign is what the new president will do about the liberal, activist Supreme
Court that recently convened its 2008-09 term.
Far from being in what Hillary Clinton
calls a "right-wing headlock," the current Supreme Court — despite
very modest moves in the direction of judicial restraint — is significantly to
the left of the American public and persistently fails to uphold the Constitution
in two ways.
Click
here to read more.
Daniel
Herbster reporting
One
of the most important causes in our nation today is the campaign to end
abortion. While it is important to wage
the legal and political battle so that our laws reflect true justice by recognizing
the inalienable rights of the unborn, another crucial facet of this campaign is
the battle for the hearts and minds of women.
Pregnancy resource centers, which provide real options for women
contemplating an abortion, do amazing work in our nation helping women and
families make the choice for life. Care Net is a nation-wide network that
serves pregnancy resource centers, and I’m happy to share with our readers my
interview with Kristin Hansen about her work at Care Net and of the importance of pregnancy
resource centers.
DH: As important as the legal/political aspect of
the pro-life movement is, why do you think an emphasis on providing real
options for women is also so important?
KH: The
pregnancy center movement was started in the 1960s by people who were strongly
opposed to abortion and also had a deep conviction about personally reaching
out to help women find alternatives. Care
Net was founded in 1975 as the Christian Action Council with its primary focus
to educate and promote legislative change on abortion. However, in the 1980s, we found the most
immediate path to saving lives was to offer women compassionate support and
practical help, one woman at a time. We
changed our name to Care Net and adopted a new mission to promote and grow a
national network of pregnancy centers. Today,
we serve 1,100 pregnancy centers across North America.
A grass roots, community-led movement, pregnancy
centers have developed and grown very effective over the years. Today, nine out
of ten women who visit a Care Net pregnancy center decide to carry their
pregnancy to term. Truly, if it weren’t for pregnancy centers in our country,
today’s abortion rate would be much higher.
DH: What are some of the services provided by
pregnancy resource centers?
KH: Pregnancy
centers offer a wide range of services depending on community needs. A pregnancy center in an urban inner city
area may have a different focus than one in the suburbs or one adjacent to a
college campus. However, the primary goal
of all pregnancy center services is to empower women to make an informed
pregnancy decision. All services are free, and that’s important. It indicates that the pregnancy center
doesn’t have a financial interest in their client’s pregnancy decision, unlike
abortion providers. Free services also send
a message of grace and forgiveness to a client who feels afraid, alone, and
perhaps ashamed.
Pregnancy center services may include: pregnancy tests,
peer counseling, abortion risk information, adoption and parenting information,
material support, parenting and childbirth classes, fatherhood support
programs, and community referrals to other service providers. At pregnancy
centers that offer medical services, licensed medical professionals may offer
limited ultrasound, prenatal care, and STD/STI testing and treatment. Many pregnancy centers also run abstinence
education programs in local schools, churches, and youth groups. Finally, pregnancy centers offer services to
those in emotional pain because of a past abortion. Tens of thousands of people have found forgiveness
and healing through a pregnancy center post-abortion support program.
All of these services are offered with the ultimate
hope that each client that walks through the doors of a Care Net pregnancy
center experiences the love of Jesus Christ.
DH: How does Care Net serve resource centers?
Doug
Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee has a piece
at NRO debunking the commonly used “we want to reduce abortion numbers”
excuse that pro-abortion politicians often resort to, and he sets the record
straight on Barack Obama’s record on abortion.
If Barack Obama had
his way, Gianna Jessen wouldn’t be here today.
Ashley Herzog continues
in her article at Human Events.
 Do you know if your state has a
ballot initiative to protect the traditional definition of marriage? Would you like to support the effort to
protect marriage from radical legislatures and activist judges? Standformarriage.com
provides you with information on the efforts to protect marriage across the
country and allows you to support those efforts.
 As the nation nears the crucial
November 4 elections, a reminder of the importance of judicial nominations is
particularly apt. Whoever wins the
presidential race will likely have two to three vacancies to fill on the
Supreme Court. Furthermore, the U.S. Senate
still has several highly qualified appellate court nominees waiting for the courtesy
of an up-or-down vote.
As
MSNBC and The
Hill report, some delegates at the recent GOP convention attempted to keep
the judges issue on the forefront of people’s minds.
Our
friend Curt Levey from the Committee for Justice explains a strategy
for getting the remaining appellate court nominees approved by a stubborn
and partisan Senate.
The
AP reports. Excerpt:
Democratic presidential nominee Barack
Obama acknowledged Sunday that he was probably too flip when he said it was
"above my pay grade" to answer a question about when is a baby
entitled to human rights.
The
McCain surprised media observers with his pick of Governor Sarah Palin of
Alaska to be his running mate. Pro-life
and pro-family leaders began hailing McCain’s decision soon after rumors of
Palin’s selection seemed credible. The
AP reports.
National
Right to Life responds to allegations by presidential candidate Barack
Obama that NRL is lying about his opposition to “Born Alive Infant Protection”
legislation while a state senator in Illinois.
Saturday
night’s presidential forum at Rick Warren’s church provided a clear distinction
between the major candidates on various issues, especially on social
conservative issues such as abortion, judges, and the rights of faith-based
organizations. To read a transcript of
the event click here. To view the entire broadcast via online video
click
here.
CitizenLink reports,
concluding that “both candidates could do more for life, marriage, family.”
Although
clearly biased toward a pro-choice perspective-using terms such as “abortion
rights”-this AP report paints a stark contrast between the two
remaining major presidential candidates on abortion. Excerpt:
ABORTION
McCain: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted
for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now says he would
seek to overturn that guarantee of abortion rights. Would not seek
constitutional amendment to ban abortion.
Obama: Favors abortion rights.
 
 Yesterday Senator Hillary Clinton
won the Democrat Primary in Kentuky by a wide margin, while Senator Barack
Obama won the contest in Oregon. Despite
trailing in the delegate count, Sen.
Clinton promises to continue campaigning, at least until June. Senator John McCain, as expected, handily won
both states’ Republican primaries.
ABC
News has the full results for Kentucky
and Oregon.
Make
sure you know where the remaining major presidential candidates stand on
important issues with AdvanceUSA’s 2008
Candidate Comparisons.
In
her piece at Townhall.com Sandy Froman reminds us of the important
of Supreme Court nominees in the upcoming presidential election. This is something we can’t be reminded of
enough. Excerpt:
The political “hot button” issues of guns
and judges have become intertwined in this election year. The fate of both
issues will be decided by the candidate we elect as president. Why? Because
over a four-year term, that president will likely appoint at least two and
possibly three justices to the United States Supreme Court. Simply stated, this
year when we elect a president, we will also cast our ballot for the next
Supreme Court.
Vowing to continue her race for the presidency, Sen. Hillary Clinton won the West Virginia Democrat primary Tuesday by a wide margin. It doesn’t appear that the end of the Democrat Primary is yet in sight. Reuters reports.
Full results here.
Compare the remaining three major candidates on 12 important issues with AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons for the general election.
Yesterday Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Democrat primary in Pennsylvania beating Sen. Barack Obama by almost ten points. Fox News has more information here.
For full results of the PA primary click here.
Find out how the three remaining major candidates stand on important issues with AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons for the general election.
Barack
Obama referred to being “punished with a baby” when confronted with a pro-life
Democrat in Pennsylvania recently. Obama
also disparaged abstinence education at the event. Politico
has the details.
Make sure you cast an informed ballot this November with AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons for the presidential election. AdvanceUSA compared the major presidential candidates on twelve important issues of concern for conservatives.
If you found our presidential primary comparisons helpful, you are sure to appreciate our general election match-ups which offer more detail and nuance.
Since it appears the Democrat nomination will not be determined until the party’s convention, AdvanceUSA has prepared match-ups for the two most likely scenarios (Clinton vs. McCain and Obama vs. McCain). AdvanceUSA hopes you find these a helpful resource for comparing the candidates and determining which most represents your values.
Sen. Clinton vs. Sen. McCain
Click here
ONLINE INTERACTIVE VERSION
(Coming Soon!)
Sen. Obama vs. Sen. McCain
Click here
ONLINE INTERACTIVE VERSION
(Coming Soon!)
Please tell your friends and relatives about this helpful resource. Email them this blog entry, or send them a link to http://www.advanceusa.org/.
Keep checking AdvanceUSA for our Online Interactive Version which will allow readers to see the supporting evidence for the candidates’ positions.
Note: You can still view the Candidate Comparisons for the primaries and caucuses here.
LifeNews reports. Excerpt:
A pro-life organization for Republicans is
calling on John McCain, who has captured enough delegates to be the party's
presidential nominee, to keep the GOP platform pro-life on abortion. The
Republican Party currently supports a human life amendment to the Constitution
to offer legal protection to unborn children.
Delegates to the Republican convention in
Minneapolis this summer will reconsider the party's 93-page platform that
opposes abortion and supports President Bush's policy against using tax dollars
to fund embryonic stem cell research.
 Yesterday’s presidential primary contests breathed new “hope” into the struggling Clinton campaign. Sen. Clinton won the contests in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island, while her Democrat opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, took Vermont. It appears the Democrat race will continue with no end in sight.
Sen. John McCain scored convincing victories against his chief GOP rival Gov. Mike Hucakbee. Sen. McCain has now won enough delegates to guarantee his nomination, and Mike Huckabee has withdrawn his candidacy. Only the libertarian-leaning Congressman Ron Paul remains in the GOP race as a high-profile contender.
To find out where the presidential candidates stand on important issues check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Also, keep an eye out for AdvanceUSA’s special Candidate Comparisons for the general election in November.
March 4, 2008 Election Results
State Democrat Winner Republican Winner
Texas (primary) Clinton McCain
Ohio Clinton McCain
Vermont Obama McCain
Rhode Island Clinton McCain
Texas (caucus) Obama na
Full results here.
Graphic source: Leader-Post
While Sen. John McCain is looking to seal his nomination from the Republican Party tonight over rival Gov. Mike Huckabee, Democrat Sen. Hillary Clinton is in a desperate race to reverse the momentum of Sen. Barack Obama and hold on to viability. Will the general election match-up finally be determined? The elections tonight in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont could be crucial.
AdvanceUSA will post results tomorrow. Until then, USA Today will be reporting results as they come in tonight.
Find out how the major candidates stand on important issues with AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Coming Soon: AdvanceUSA will be releasing a special Candidate Comparison for the eventual general election match-up. Stay tuned!
CNS News reports. Excerpt:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) told a crowd at
Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, Sunday that he believes the Sermon on the
Mount justifies his support for legal recognition of same-sex unions. He also
told the crowd that his position in favor of legalized abortion does not make
him "less Christian."
The
Committee for Justice explains. Here
is a particularly helpful excerpt relating to the role and importance of
judges:
Nonetheless, if you are not a judicial
conservative, you may be asking what’s wrong with judges protecting the weak
from the strong? Well, for one thing, identification of “the weak” is very much
in the eye of the beholder. We’re guessing that Barack Obama does not want
judges to favor gun owners, unborn babies, white men challenging employers’
racial preferences, or property owners threatened by environmental regulations,
no matter how much power they’re up against.
Moreover, the Constitution and the laws
enacted by our elected representatives already contain many protections for
criminal defendants, employees, minorities, women, and the like. The job of a
judge is to dispassionately apply these constitutional and statutory
protections, not to second guess their authors. That’s not to say that a good
judge succeeds at being completely dispassionate in every case. But it is only
the Left that wants to enshrine “what is in the judge's heart” as a “critical
ingredient” in the law, to quote Barack Obama.
Sen. Barack Obama
(D-IL)
Democrat candidate
for president
Conservatives are often told that abortion really shouldn’t be an important issue when selecting a president because “all he can do is appoint judges.” Our friend Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost clearly explains today why this is not the case. He shows just how much power a president has to help or hinder the pro-life movement.
He lists five specific areas and explains each:
- Preserving the Pro-Life Riders
- Filing of amicus briefs in cases before the judiciary
- Issuance of executive orders
- Selection of political appointments
- Using the "bully pulpit"
He mentions the presidential veto when discussing pro-life riders. This important constitutional power of the presidency can hardly be overstated, especially when Congress is controlled by pro-abortion leadership.
Excerpt:
Christians have an obligation to the most vulnerable members of our society to elect politicians who have both a robust view of human dignity and the temerity to govern accordingly. We betray this duty when we downplay the role the executive branch in advancing the pro-life cause. Judges and legislators matter; but presidents matter too.
To read the full post click here.
AdvanceUSA is grateful to Joe for citing us as a source when discussing the pro-life riders, and hope others will find our site a helpful resource as well.
Barack
Obama won the Democrat primary races last night in Wisconsin and Hawaii while
John McCain won Wisconsin in the Republican race.
Wisconsin (full
results)
Democrat Primary
Barack Obama 58%
Hillary
Clinton 41%
Republican Primary
John McCain 55%
Mike
Huckabee 37%
Hawaii (full
results)
Democrat Primary
Barack Obama 76%
Hillary
Clinton 24%
To
see how the presidential candidates stand on important issues check AdvanceUSA’s
2008
Candidate Comparisons.
With the heated Democrat race as close as ever between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and with frontrunner John McCain hoping to “seal the deal” with the Republican party, today’s primary elections will be attracting lots of interest. Democrats will have contests in Wisconsin and Hawaii while Republicans will also vote in Wisconsin and in Washington State. My Way news reports.
AdvanceUSA Blog will post results tomorrow. Until then USA Today will tabulate results as they come in tonight.
Make sure you know where the major presidential candidates stand on important issues with AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
The presidential primaries held yesterday in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia were clean sweeps. Sen. Barack Obama won for the Democrats and Sen. John McCain won for the Republicans.
For full results check the links below.
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
To see how the presidential candidates stand on important issues check AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Today the states of Maryland and Virginia as well as the District of Columbia, hold their presidential primaries. AdvanceUSA Blog will post the results tomorrow. Until then, USA Today will have updated vote results here throughout the night.
Make sure you know where the major presidential candidates stand on important issues with AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Over the weekend the battles between the Democrat and Republican nominees continued. On the Democrat side, Barack Obama won the contests in Nebraska, Maine, and Louisiana. On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee won Kansas and Louisiana while John McCain won the Washington State caucuses. However, the Huckabee campaign intends to contest the Washington State results.
For full results of the past weekend’s primaries and caucuses check the USA Today election coverage website.
LifeNews and Breitbart have some helpful analysis of the races tomorrow (Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC).
To find out where the presidential candidates stand on important issues check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
NOTE: Mitt Romney just dropped out of the race. It is not clear how this will affect the upcoming primaries. Will Romney supporters rally behind Mike Huckabee or will he soon drop out?
LifeNews provides helpful reporting and analysis on some of the upcoming presidential races.
On Saturday, three states (LA, WA, and KS) will hold presidential contests. On Tuesday (February 12), Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC will hold their primaries.
I you or someone you know plan to vote in one of these races, AdvanceUSA encourages you to make use of our 2008 Candidate Comparisons with which you can compare the major presidential candidates on important issues.
Be in prayer for your country as momentous decisions are being made which will determine the future of conservatism and of our nation.
AdvanceUSA
has been notified by contacts attending C-PAC that Mitt Romney has withdrawn
from the presidential race. CNN
reports.
All
the major candidates pledged to continue their campaigns last night. Here is how the delegate race stands for both
Republicans
and Democrats
according to Real Clear
Politics.
Republican
Delegate Race
John
McCain 683
Mitt
Romney 244
Mike
Huckabee 187
Ron
Paul 14
Democrat
Delegate Race
Hillary
Clinton 900
Barack
Obama 824
For
the full results of all of last night’s races check this USA
Today resource.
Make
sure you know how the remaining candidates stand on important issues with
AdvanceUSA’s 2008
Candidate Comparisons.
AdvanceUSA
blogger Daniel Herbster will be live-blogging tonight from an undisclosed
location with other conservative activists as the Super Tuesday vote results
come in. USA Today will be posting
the latest poll results here.
Click
“read more…” to see the latest updates from AdvanceUSA.
Check
AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate
Comparisons for more information on where the candidates stand on important
issues.
AdvanceUSA will be covering the results. For a list of states holding primaries or caucuese tomorrow scroll down to Thursday's postings.
In five days, on Tuesday, February 5, 22 states will hold primaries or caucuses. The outcome of those races could have conclusive effects on the nature of the Republican Party and who will lead the Democrat Party.
Be sure that you, your friends, and your family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons (CCs) for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season. If you have friends or family in any of these Super Tuesday states, please send them a link to our CCs.
State holding presidential elections on February 5:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho (Democrat caucuses)
Illinois
Kansas (Democrat caucuses)
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico (Democrat primary)
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
 Yesterday Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Florida Democrat Primary (although she will not earn any delegates from that state because of party rules) and Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican Primary. For full results click here or see below.
Super Tuesday will be next Tuesday (Feb. 5) which is only six days away! On that day 22 states will have primaries or caucuses (to see the complete list of states click here).
If you or your family and friends have questions about where the candidates stand on issues important to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Florida Primary (January 29)
The Democrats
Hillary Clinton 50%
Barack Obama 33%
John Edwards 14%
The Republicans
John McCain 36%
Mitt Romney 31%
Rudy Giuliani 15%
Mike Huckabee 13%
Ron Paul 3%
USA Today has the full FL results here.
Today Floridians of both parties are heading to the polls to vote for their party’s presidential candidate. AdvanceUSA will post the vote results tomorrow morning. Until then, USA Today has a helpful resource for monitoring poll results as they come in.
To see how the presidential candidates stand on important issues check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
 On Saturday (January 26) Sen. Barack Obama won the Democrat primary in South Carolina.
The crucial state of Florida has its primaries tomorrow (Tuesday, January 29).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses (to see the list of states click here).
If you or your family and friends have questions about where the candidates stand on issues important to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
South Carolina Democrat Primary (Jan. 26)
Barack Obama 55%
Hillary Clinton 27%
John Edwards 18%
USA Today has the full SC results here.
The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is in full swing and the upcoming Florida primary could have momentous importance in deciding the presidential candidates. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The Florida primary will be held on Tuesday, January 29. The only remaining states conducting primaries in January of 2008 are the South Carolina Democrats on Saturday (1/26) and Florida (1/29).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses (to see the list of states click here).
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is in full swing. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The Florida primary will be held a week from tomorrow, January 15 (Tuesday of next week). The only remaining states conducting primaries in January of 2008 are South Carolina Democrats (1/26) and Florida (1/29).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses (to see the list of states click here).
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
 Yesterday in caucuses across the state, Nevada Democrats picked Sen. Hillary Clinton to be their party’s presidential candidate while Nevada Republicans chose Gov. Mitt Romney. In the famous “first-in-the-South” Republican South Carolina primary Sen. John McCain won first place.
South Carolina Democrats will vote on Saturday (January 26) while the critical Florida primary is ten days away on Tuesday, January 29.
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses (to see the list of states click here).
Additionally if you or your family and friends have questions about where the major candidates stand on issues important to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
South Carolina GOP Primary (January 19, 2008)
The Democrats*
The Republicans
John McCain 33%
Mike Huckabee 30%
Fred Thompson 16%
Mitt Romney 15%
Ron Paul 4%
Rudy Giuliani 2%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Tom Tancredo 0%
* South Carolina Democrats head to the polls on Saturday, January 26.
USA Today has the full SC results here.
Nevada Caucuses (January 19, 2008)
The Democrats
Hillary Clinton 51%
Barack Obama 45%
John Edwards 4%
Uncommitted 0%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Bill Richardson 0%
Mike Gravel 0%
Chris Dodd 0%
Joe Biden 0%
The Republicans
Mitt Romney 51%
Ron Paul 14%
John McCain 13%
Mike Huckabee 8%
Fred Thompson 8%
Rudy Giuliani 4%
Duncan Hunter 2%
USA Today has the full NV results here.
Tomorrow Nevadans of both parties will caucus to select their choice to be their party’s presidential candidate. Additionally tomorrow, South Carolina Republicans will take place in the nation’s first-in-the-South primary while their Democrat brethren will vote a week later on January 26.
AdvanceUSA Blog will post the vote results Sunday morning, and they will be posted on the website soon after. Until then, USA Today has a helpful resource for monitoring poll results as they come in.
To see how the presidential candidates stand on important issues check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
 Yesterday Michigan Democrats narrowly picked Senator Hillary Clinton to be their presidential candidate in 2008 (despite the fact that the national party has refused to recognize the state’s delegates at the convention) while Michigan Republicans chose former Governor Mitt Romney. Below are the full results for both parties (or click here).
Keep checking AdvanceUSA for the latest information as the presidential primary season continues (the South Carolina GOP primary and Nevada caucuses this Saturday on January 19!).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses (to see which click here).
Additionally if you or your family and friends have questions about where the major candidates stand on issues important to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
The Democrats
Hillary Clinton 55%
Uncommitted 40%
Dennis Kucinich 4%
Chris Dodd 1%
Mike Gravel 0%
* Due to party rules no delegates will be awarded to the winner of the Democrat primary.
The Republicans
Mitt Romney 39%
John McCain 30%
Mike Huckabee 16%
RonPaul 6%
Fred Thompson 4%
Rudy Giuliani 3%
Uncommitted 2%
Duncan Hunter 0%
USA Today has the full results here.
Graphic source: greenwhichmeantime
In three weeks (Tuesday, February 5) 22 states will hold primaries or caucuses. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons (CCs) for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season. If you have friends or family in any of these Super Tuesday states, please send them a link to our CCs.
State holding presidential elections on February 5:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho (Democrat caucuses)
Illinois
Kansas (Democrat caucuses)
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico (Democrat primary)
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Michiganders are heading to the polls today in brisk January weather. USA Today is posting the latest poll results information here and will continue throughout the night. Keep Michigan voters in prayer today as their decision could have important implications for the presidential race.
Check back for final vote results tomorrow morning here at AdvanceUSA Blog and eventually on our home page and Candidate Comparisons page.
To see how the presidential candidates stand on important issues check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Graphic source: greenwhichmeantime
Michiganders are heading to the polls today in brisk January weather. USA Today is posting the latest poll results information here and will continue throughout the night. Keep Michigan voters in prayer today as their decision could have important implications for the presidential race.
Check back for final vote results tomorrow morning here at AdvanceUSA Blog and eventually on our home page and Candidate Comparisons page.
To see how the presidential candidates stand on important issues check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Graphic source: greenwhichmeantime
Now you can see the evidence behind the candidate positions in our CCs. Simply check the Candidate Comparison page and click on the “Online Interactive Version” link for either the Democrats or the Republicans. Once you have opened an interactive version simply move your cursor over a candidate’s position and a text box will appear that provides more information. Clicking on the position will allow you to read the entire selection.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources help you make an informed decision in the upcoming presidential caucuses and primaries. If you find these helpful, please forward our Candidate Comparison page to your friends and family across the nation (especially those in early primary states).
Click on the links below to view or print your own copies and don’t forget to try out the Online Interactive Version.
The Democrats
View document
ONLINE INTERACTIVE VERSION
The Republicans
View document
ONLINE INTERACTIVE VERSION
The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is in full swing. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The Michigan primary will be held tomorrow (January 15). All the remaining states conducting primaries, caucuses, or conventions in January of 2008 are Michigan (1/15), South Carolina Republicans (1/19), Nevada (1/19), South Carolina Democrats (1/26), and Florida (1/29).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses.
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
 The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is in full swing. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The Michigan primary will be held on Tuesday (January 15). All the remaining states conducting primaries, caucuses, or conventions in January of 2008 are Michigan (1/15), South Carolina Republicans (1/19), Nevada (1/19), South Carolina Democrats (1/26), and Florida (1/29).
South Carolina is just around the corner (Jan. 19 & 26). On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses.
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Our friends at the Committee for Justice sent around an email updating people on a particular case of judicial obstruction that relates to Michigan. AdvanceUSA shares the Committee for Justice’s hopes that judicial nominees will become an important issue in next Tuesday’s GOP Michigan primary. If you have friends and family in Michigan, please remind them of the importance of appointing qualified originalist judges to the federal courts rather than liberal activists who legislate from the bench. Send them a link to our 2008 Candidate Comparisons while you’re at it.
Below is an excerpt from the Committee for Justice:
With New Hampshire behind us, the next stop for the GOP presidential contenders is Michigan, home of four Great Lakes and the worst obstruction of judicial nominees in anyone’s memory. It’s been more than six years since Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow started blocking Michigan nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Despite a nearly 50% vacancy rate on the court at one point, they have persisted in their campaign of obstruction to this day. As a result, two exceptionally qualified Michigan nominees, Raymond Kethledge and Stephen Murphy, have gone more than a year and a half without so much as a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The seats to which they were nominated have long been declared judiciary emergencies.
…the essential point is that the confluence of the Michigan primary and the outrageous obstruction of the state’s nominees provides a great opportunity for journalists to ask the presidential contenders about the proper role of senators in the judicial confirmation process. After all, one of the most important constitutional responsibilities of a president is the appointment of federal judges….
At best, Sens. Levin and Stabenow are being petty. They have tried to justify their campaign of obstruction as payback for the failure of two second-term Clinton appointees to the Sixth Circuit – one of whom is married to Levin's cousin – to get hearings. At worst, Michigan’s senators are willing to subject the residents of the Sixth Circuit – spanning Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan – to eight years of unnecessary delays in the justice system, in the hope that Levin and Stabenow cronies can be put on the court under a Democrat president.
Many suspect the latter motivation, given that Levin and Stabenow have been offered “generous” compromises that would put the two Clinton nominees on the federal bench, but the senators “can't take yes for an answer,” to quote a Detroit News editorial. No wonder the News said that the “intransigence by the Michigan senators goes beyond rough politics and verges on political malpractice.”
HT: Committee for Justice
 The people of New Hampshire have spoken. Yesterday,
in America’s
first-in-the-nation primary, New Hampshire Democrats picked Senator Hillary
Clinton to be their presidential candidate in 2008 while New Hampshire
Republicans chose Senator John McCain. Below are the full results for
both parties (or click
here).
Keep checking AdvanceUSA for the
latest information as the presidential primary season continues (the Michigan
GOP primary is less than a week away on Tuesday, January 15!).
Additionally if you or your family
and friends have questions about where the major candidates stand on issues important
to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate
Comparisons.
The Democrat Results
Hillary Clinton 39%
Barack Obama 36%
John Edwards 17%
Bill Richardson 5%
Dennis Kucinich 1%
The Republican Results
John McCain 37%
Mitt Romney 31%
Mike Huckabee 11%
Rudy Giuliani 9%
Ron Paul 8%
Fred Thompson 1%
Duncan Hunter 1%
USA Today has the full
results here.
Graphic Source: CNN
Please pray for the voters in New Hampshire today. AdvanceUSA plans to post the final results from today’s first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary tomorrow morning. Until then, USA Today is providing a helpful vote results resource that will be regularly updated throughout the process.
Make sure you’re ready for your state’s primary or caucuses by checking out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Graphic Source: CNN
The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is in full swing. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The New Hampshire primary will be held tomorrow (January 8). All the states conducting primaries, caucuses, or conventions in January of 2008 are New Hampshire (1/8), Michigan (1/15), South Carolina (1/19), Nevada (1/19), and Florida (1/29).
On February 5 (a.k.a. “Super Tuesday”) 22 states will have primaries or caucuses.
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Mitt Romney 67%
Fred Thompson 25%
Duncan Hunter 8%
John McCain 0%
Ron Paul 0%
Rudy Giuliani 0%
Mike Huckabee 0%
USA Today has the full
results here.
 The people of Iowa have spoken. Last night, in caucus gatherings across the state, Iowa Democrats picked Senator Barack Obama to be their presidential candidate in 2008 while Iowa Republicans chose former governor Mike Huckabee. Below are the full results for both parties (or visit the Iowa Votes 2008 website).
Keep checking AdvanceUSA for the latest information as the presidential primary season continues (the New Hampshire primary is just a few days away on Tuesday, January 8!).
Additionally if you or your family and friends have questions about where the major candidates stand on issues important to you, check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
The Democrat Caucus Results
Barack Obama 36%
John Edwards 30%
Hillary Clinton 29%
Bill Richardson 2%
Joe Biden 1%
Uncommitted 1%
Chris Dodd 1%
Mike Gravel 0%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Other 0%
The Republican Caucus Results
Mike Huckabee 34%
Mitt Romney 25%
Fred Thompson 13%
John McCain 13%
Ron Paul 10%
Rudy Giuliani 3%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Tom Tancredo 1%
Check out the Iowa Votes 2008 website for the detailed vote tallies.
Graphic Source: The Connection
The AP reports on the latest assault on traditional marriage in the guise of “marriage equality” though same-sex civil unions. Starting January 1, New Hampshire began conducting and recognizing same-sex civil unions for homosexual partners.
Marriage is the crucial foundation of a civilized society and ought to be an important issue in presidential politics. Let’s hope the voters in New Hampshire take the marriage issue into consideration when they head to the polls on Tuesday, January 8 during their “first-in-the-nation” presidential primary.
If you want to find out where the major presidential candidates stand on marriage check out AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
We’ve learned that the Republican Party of Iowa website will be the first source to relay who the Iowa GOP selects. Also, it appears this website sponsored by the Democrat Party of Iowa will have up-to-date information on the caucus results for Democrats in Iowa. These websites should be great resources for the most timely information and for Americans outside Iowa who would like to read about how the caucus process works.
http://www.iowafirstcaucus.org/index.php (Democrats)
http://www.iowagop.net/index.asp (Republicans)
On Friday, check back with AdvanceUSA to see which candidates won the important Iowa caucuses.
For more information on where the major candidates of both parties stand on important conservative issues, check AdvanceUSA’s new 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
Graphic Source: The Connection
UPDATE: Unfortunately the resources above
are not as helpful as they were promoted. Check the Iowa
Votes 2008 website for the final results for both parties, or check our January 4 blog post.
 The 2008 primary and caucus season for the presidency is fast upon us. Be sure that you, your friends, and family are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for this critically important election season.
The Iowa caucuses will be held on January 3, followed closely by the New Hampshire primary on January 8. All the states conducting primaries, caucuses, or conventions in January of 2008 are Iowa (1/3), Wyoming (1/5), New Hampshire (1/8), Michigan (1/15), South Carolina (1/19), Nevada (1/19), and Florida (1/29).
Stay informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate Comparisons.
FRC has posted the video of each major Republican
candidate’s speech at the Values Voter Summit held in DC in October. The Democrat candidates were invited but
declined to attend. The candidates
gathered, in effect, to give their best sales pitches on why values voters
should support them. We hope this
resource will be helpful to values voters who are seeking to determine which
candidate best represents their values.
You can find these videos at http://www.frcaction.org.
The 2008 primary and caucus season for the
presidency is fast upon us. Be sure that you, your friends, and family
are well-informed. AdvanceUSA has prepared Candidate
Comparisons for both the Democrats and the Republicans to help show you
where each presidential candidate stands on some of the most important issues.
AdvanceUSA
hopes these resources will be helpful as you begin/continue your research for
this critically important election season.
The Iowa caucuses will be held on January 3, followed closely
by the New Hampshire
primary on January 8. All the states conducting primaries, caucuses, or
conventions in January of 2008 are Iowa (1/3),
Wyoming (1/5), New
Hampshire (1/8), Michigan (1/15),
South Carolina (1/19), Nevada
(1/19), and Florida
(1/29).
Stay
informed and spread the word about AdvanceUSA’s 2008 Candidate
Comparisons.
Our
friends Tony Perkins and Tom Minnery have written an insightful op-ed that explains the issues that are most important to values voters. Excerpt:
Which policy issues matter most to values voters? The dual
answer wasn't controversial at all: the sanctity of human life and protection
of the institution of marriage.
Tony and
Tom also offered 4 questions values voters should ask potential
candidates. Continue reading to see these important questions.
How do the presidential candidates of both parties stand on the important issues? AdvanceUSA selected ten issues and compared the candidates. Now, after extensive research and production, AdvanceUSA proudly offers its Candidate Comparisons for the 2008 caucus and primary season.
AdvanceUSA hopes these resources help you make an informed decision in the upcoming presidential caucuses and primaries. If you find these helpful, please forward our Candidate Comparison page to your friends and family across the nation (especially those in early primary states).
Click on the links below to view or print your own copies.
The Democrats
View document
The Republicans
View document
COMING SOON: AdvanceUSA will introduce an online, interactive version of each Candidate Comparison so readers can view the sources for the candidates’ stances. Be sure to bookmark this page so you can take advantage of this feature in the future.
Paul
Kengor at NRO makes the case that Rudy
Giuliani winning the GOP nomination would be a disaster for the pro-life
movement. He uses quotes from the idolized conservative role model Ronald Reagan to illustrate just how
important a pro-life president is to advancing the culture of life and to
taking practical steps to contain and eventually roll back abortion.
Kengor’s views seem to be shared by many in the social conservative movement.
Daniel
Henninger at the WSJ takes a different view arguing that social
conservatives and Giuliani need to come together like mature adults and not
let differences put Hillary Clinton in the White House. Henninger would seem
to have his own supporters in the social conservative movement who see
vacancies on the Supreme Court as the defining issue.
“I
believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than
restoring the right to life to all human beings.”
—Ronald Reagan, January 1984
 AdvanceUSA was privileged to attend the Values Voter Summit this past weekend which hosted numerous conservative speakers and all nine major Republican presidential candidates (all Democrat candidates were invited but all declined or refused to respond).
The values voters in attendance heard from such notable speakers as Newt Gingrich, Laura Ingram, Star Parker, Robert Bork, Michael Steele, and Paul Weyrich. Additionally, there were panel discussions about conservative women in politics, the power of the media, and battling for the culture through the movie industry. The Summit culminated in a gala banquet honoring the life and ministry of Dr. James Dobson (video excerpts and commentary here) who took the opportunity to clarify his position on voting for a lesser party, pro-life candidate in the event the Republican party nominates a pro-choice candidate.
The National Review observes that after the Values Voter Summit and last night’s Fox News debate, the GOP field is still wide open.
As noted earlier Mitt Romney won the overall straw poll while Mike Huckabee won among voters actually in attendance (full results here).
Continue reading to view video clips of candidate speeches at the Values Voter Summit (more will be added as they become available).
This past
weekend at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC
a straw poll was taken to determine which candidate values voters were most
likely to support. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won
the overall poll (internet and on-site voters) while former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won
among the values voters who voted on-site.
Below are
breakdowns of the poll results for the top five vote-getters courtesy of our friends at FRC.
Which of the
following candidates for President would you be most likely to vote for?
Overall Results
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Mitt
Romney
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1595
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27.62%
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Mike
Huckabee
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1565
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27.15%
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Ron
Paul
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865
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14.98%
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Fred
Thompson
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564
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9.77%
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Undecided
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329
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5.70%
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Total
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5,775
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100%
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Onsite Straw Poll
Results
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Mike
Huckabee
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488
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51.26%
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Mitt
Romney
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99
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10.40%
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Fred
Thompson
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77
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8.09%
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Tom
Tancredo
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65
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6.83%%
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Rudy
Giuliani
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60
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6.30%
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Total
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952
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100%
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Full
results at FRC.org.
AdvanceUSA will be in attendance at this weekend’s Values Voter Summit
in Washington, DC sponsored by our good friends at the Family Research
Council and others. Conservatives from around the country will be present
to hear well-known conservative leaders and thinkers. All of the
Republican presidential candidates will be in attendance and a straw poll will
be conducted to determine who values voters intend to support.
Check back
with AdvanceUSA Blog next week to see what happens.
FRC has
produced a humorous spoof of a well-know dating service (click
here or see below) to illustrate the importance of really getting to know
presidential candidates and seriously considering just who represents one’s
values and convictions. AdvanceUSA encourages all concerned citizens to
be diligent to inform themselves about the issues and candidates facing our
nation.
Excerpt
from Fox News article:
Among conservatives, Giuliani’s support falls from 57
percent in the head-to-head race against Clinton
to 42 percent when a third-party conservative is included.
"While some of the conservative Christian leaders are
sounding more positive about Mitt Romney despite his Mormonism, by and large
they are still very negative about Giuliani," said John Gorman, chairman
of Opinion Dynamics. "A significant fraction of voters who might otherwise
support the Republican are also clearly not fans of the former mayor. If given
a chance, they say they’ll vote for someone else. This might diminish somewhat
if the election of Clinton
becomes more threatening to them, but given the narrowness of recent elections,
even a few points could be decisive."
Check out
the detailed
poll results here.
 Though she suffers from multiple sclerosis, the wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney Ann Romney does not support embryonic stem cell research. She instead chooses to stress the exciting results coming from ethical adult stem cell research while emphasizing the need for clear ethical lines to be drawn in scientific research. Ann Romney hopes her new website (just unveiled today) will be used to raise awareness of MS while also providing a forum for other things she cares about like recipe swapping and her husband’s campaign. Kathryn Jean Lopez today writes about Ann Romney’s efforts fighting MS at National Review Online. AdvanceUSA applauds Ann’s courage in supporting innocent human life despite the suggestions from some that unethical research could one day be used to treat her serious medical condition.
For more information on stem cell research check the AdvanceUSA stem cell page and adult stem cell page.
Excerpt
from an INVESTOR'S
BUSINESS DAILY article on the nomination of Judge Southwick:
Perhaps concerned with claims he's "not black
enough," Barack Obama plays the race card in the judicial nomination of
Leslie Southwick. That may score points with liberal activists, but it
shouldn't with fair-minded voters.
Click
here to read the full article.
A new Barna poll finds that the issue of most concern to American voters is their children. While our friends on the left no doubt will see this as evidence the American people want bigger government, hopefully it will provide motivation for political candidates to show how conservatism truly benefits our nation and our children.
UPDATE: In a recent TownHall
column Austin Hill asks “is
the ‘M’ word the same as the ‘C’ word” referring to the fact that homosexual
“civil unions” are in many ways just another term for “gay
marriage.”
This
article contemplates whether the
Republican Party will remain pro-life. The fact that many activists
will work hard to keep a pro-life plank in the party platform is encouraging,
but there are other causes of concern for pro-lifers.
Will the
Republican Party stay pro-life? It seems that only the Republican primary
voters can tell us that.
2008
Republican Presidential Candidates (from left to right): Tommy Thompson, Sam
Brownback, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul,
Duncan Hunter (Tom Tancredo, not pictured)
UPDATE:
David Limbaugh has an article at TownHall about whether
a social liberal has a chance at the GOP nomination and whether that would
be good for conservatism.
At the
recent YouTube Democrat debate the 2008 presidential candidates were asked
whether or not they support the right of same-sex couples to “marry.”
Here is what the candidates (except Sen. Hillary Clinton whose comments on the
federal marriage amendment are included below) had to say…
Below is
video of a Hillary Clinton campaign speech in which she gives her views on the
federal marriage amendment which defines marriage as the union of one man and
one woman only. She also mentions ENDA, a bill in Congress which would
grant special “rights” and privileges to homosexuals regarding employment
matters.
“The
Court, no less than the Presidency, will be on the ballot next November, and a
wise electorate will vote accordingly.” So writes Jeffrey Toobin in the
New Yorker, and we could not agree with him more. Although Mr. Toobin
looks at the steady conservative shift on the Supreme Court with dismay, his main
point about the importance of the judges and justices presidents
appoint is correct.
This presidential prerogative should be one of the most important factors as
concerned citizens decide for whom to vote in the upcoming presidential
primaries and general election in 2008.
For more
information on the importance of federal courts check the AdvanceUSA pro-justice page.
HT: Mike
The Miami Herald reports on the “religious left” movement to woo Christians away from conservatism with a new focus on poverty, privacy, and environmentalism. Will conservative Christians trade the crucial life and family issues for fluffy liberalism? Only time will tell.
Article excerpts:
''They will completely lack credibility if they turn a blind eye to the sanctity of life and marriage,'' he [John Stemberger] said. ``They can have their little conference in Washington, but they're never going to attract serious-minded Christians.' "
''They're really ramping it up because they've seen what value voters accomplished in the last race,'' said Stemberger, whose group recently hosted 600 people at an Orlando fundraiser. ``I don't think it's sincere . . . You can't hire consultants to learn how to talk to Christians.''
UPDATE:
Frank Pastore provides a helpful critique of the recent discussion about liberalism and religion at TownHall.
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