Paul Weyrich, a founder of the Moral Majority, has announced he’s supporting Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. Anybody interested in the 2008 race may find this interesting:
“I felt it would come down to a contest between Giuliani and Romney,” Weyrich said. “I don’t want Giuliani as the nominee because a lot of our values voters will defect… I know the same argument is made about Romney, but eventually, I think those voters can be brought around. There is a hardcore group that absolutely will not vote for Giuliani… I don’t think they’ll go for a third party candidate, I think they’ll stay home. I think there’s no convincing them. I’ve talked to a number of these folks. Even though they recognize that Hillary is a real problem, they think that it’s better to have somebody bad like that than it is to have somebody halfway reasonable.”
Translated into less politically correct language, what this means is that Weyrich feels “values voters” (ie, social conservatives who don’t always vote) will not vote at all when having to choosing between two social liberals, Giuliani and Hillary. However, when having to choose between a social conservative Romney and a clearly social liberal like Hillary, they will be motivated to come to the polls, despite the fact that Mitt is a Mormon. Interestingly, Weyrich argues that anti-Mormon evangelicals can be “brought around” to supporting a Mormon if it means preventing Hillary from getting elected.
I know I have posted a lot on the 2008 campaign. It’s one of my areas of interest, and I think Weyrich’s comments are newsworthy. If you don’t like the post, don’t read it. It’s a free country.
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