Here comes the pandering.
Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican.
Obama contended he is merely stating long-held positions — surprising to some, he said, after a primary campaign in which he was “tagged as being on the left.”
In recent days, with the Democratic nomination in hand and the general election battle with Republican John McCain ahead, Obama has been sounding centrist themes with comments on guns, government surveillance and capital punishment. He’s even quoted Ronald Reagan.
One can only guess what kind of faith-based programs he’s for:
Tags: Barack Obama, Faith
July 2nd, 2008
Word is that Mitt Romney will give his long awaited speech discussing his faith. He will give the speech, titled, “Faith In America,” this Thursday, at The George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas
According to Romney’s campaign spokesman Kevin Madden, “This speech is an opportunity for Governor Romney to share his views on religious liberty, the grand tradition religious tolerance has played in the progress of our nation and how the governor’s own faith would inform his Presidency if he were elected.”
Romney reportedly made the decision to deliver the speech last week.
Obviously, there’s been a lot of speculation about if and when Mitt would give a speech addressing his Mormon faith. I’d always felt that that he should have done it early on in the campaign, and gotten it over with before it became a bigger liability for him. So why is he making the speech this week, when he could have done it earlier? The answer is iowa.
Romney’s lead in the polls in Iowa has taken a hit, and some polls even have Mike Huckabee taking the lead. Obviously, now is the time to bring this issue front and center. The question then will be “Will it work or was it too late?”
I still believe it would have been better for Romney to address his faith earlier in the campaign, but we’ll have to wait and see how his speech will affect the evangelical Christian voters.
Tags: Faith, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Mormonism
December 3rd, 2007
