Rick Santorum is the choice of a group of national evangelical leaders gathering in Texas this weekend in hopes of joining forces behind a Republican candidate they consider to be a true conservative.
Nationally, the meeting has attracted a lot of attention as political experts portray it as a last-ditch effort to stop Mitt Romney's march to the GOP nomination. Many politically active evangelicals consider Romney far too moderate. Closer to home, backers of Texas Gov. Rick Perry were hoping to win the backing of the evangelical leaders as a way to revive his struggling campaign.
Conservative heavyweights hosting or invited to the event at a ranch outside Brenham include James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family; Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of the Liberty Institute; Don Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association; and Gary Bauer, president of American Values.
"This coming election could prove to be the most critical of our lifetime," reads the invitation. "Conservatives of faith need to attempt to reach a consensus on which Republican presidential candidate or candidates we can support, in order to be most effective."
-- John Gravois and Dave Montgomery
Disappointing...the votes shouldve been for Gov/ Perry. Santy is phony.
Posted by: nancy | January 14, 2012 at 01:21 PM