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Evangelical voters
appear to be unwilling to unite behind Mike Huckabee, despite the
presidential candidate's pedigree as an ordained Southern Baptist
minister.
While Huckabee leads Republican hopeful in a survey of
"born again" voters released Wednesday, it was by a tenuous margin that
suggested dissatisfaction with a candidate who built his campaign by
courting social conservatives.
Several evangelical leaders said Wednesday that like-minded voters see Huckabee as flimsy on foreign policy.
With
terrorism fears still on their minds, evangelicals are looking for more
in a president than harmony on social issues, said the Rev. Joel
Hunter, a Florida pastor.
"Everybody has a question about his
foreign relations experience. How is he going to be as an international
player?" said Hunter, senior pastor of the 12,000-member Northland
Church in Orlando, Fla.
A survey of evangelicals by the
Beliefnet Web site indicated 28 percent support Huckabee, compared to
21 percent for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. A statistically similar number
of born-again voters had favorable views of both men.
Evangelicals spurred a Huckabee victory in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3, but he has not won since.
And
McCain cut into Huckabee's evangelical base in his narrow victory over
the former Arkansas governor in Saturday's South Carolina primary.
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Mitt Romney, it appears, has a JFK problem with Southern Evangelicals
who see Mormonism as ... what? In 1960 they were fearful that once in
office, Kennedy would unleash the Pope's army of Catholics on American
women, or something. I think some still do. Maybe they think Romney
will ban Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and caffeine? I am in agreement with them on
nearly all social issues, but "if not Huckabee, McCain"? Are you
shitting me? That is unacceptable.
This is my secret island redoubt. Schlong Island. It's all I need. Nuff said? Good, then start thinking what's best for our country.
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