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cbayer

(146,218 posts)
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 08:33 PM Apr 2012

With Santorum suspending campaign, some religious conservatives wonder how to proceed

http://lgbtweekly.com/2012/04/11/with-santorum-suspending-campaign-some-religious-conservatives-wonder-how-to-proceed/

BY DAN GILGOFF, CNN.COM RELIGION EDITOR



(CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — Evangelical activist Michael Farris was not exactly surprised that Rick Santorum suspended his campaign on Tuesday. But that doesn’t mean that Farris, a longtime political organizer, knows what he’s supposed to do now.

“Right now my choice is to sit on my hands and do nothing or to actively try to find some alternative” to Mitt Romney, Farris said in an interview shortly after Santorum’s announcement.

“Some of us just have a hard time supporting a person who said he was going to be more liberal on gay rights than Ted Kennedy,” said Farris, chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, referring to remarks Romney made in a 1994 letter.

Farris’ reaction is a stark emblem of the disappointment among religious conservatives over Santorum’s announcement, and a reminder that Romney’s enthusiasm deficit among the conservative evangelicals who form the GOP’s base hasn’t gone away.

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With Santorum suspending campaign, some religious conservatives wonder how to proceed (Original Post) cbayer Apr 2012 OP
the Klan is always an option for that crowd. dig up george wallace perhaps? nt msongs Apr 2012 #1
I hear David Duke is looking for work. cbayer Apr 2012 #2
Wallace renounced his racism after he was shot, so he's a no-go for them. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #4
They should just go rogue HooptieWagon Apr 2012 #3
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
3. They should just go rogue
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 09:51 PM
Apr 2012

And nominate Mooselini. Just think of the entertainment value. Open carry on the convention floor... allowable by Florida law. Hot damn, a shootout at the RNC Corral would be great live TV!

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