Religious Fanatics Plan to sit Out The Gubernatorial Election. Yehhh!
adfoxie: In my book this is good news. In the past the LGTB community has sit out on elections. That was one of our follies in the past. No more. This is why we have made the strides, because all of our civil rights are political and we have become to understand if not accept that.
I love it when I post news of these kind. When the anti everything on the right sit out, we benefit.
Washington Post:
DES MOINES, Iowa -- An influential group of religious conservatives plans to sit out the fall gubernatorial election after candidates it favored lost in the recent Republican primary.The Iowa Family Policy Center's decision Monday was a blow to Republican Terry Branstad, who had banked on support from religious conservatives in his race against Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. The religious group said neither major party candidate met its standards.
"After nearly a week of calls for blind partisan unity from Republican loyalists, the Iowa Family PAC today reaffirmed their intention to withhold support from either major party candidate for governor in 2010 unless one or both of them illustrates a fundamental transformation," said Danny Carroll, chairman of the Iowa Family Policy Center. "Our commitment to biblical principles and the constitutional rule of law is not the result of any political affiliation, nor is it something that changes depending on the names on the ballot."
Religious conservatives are a key group in Iowa. Polling during the 2008 presidential caucuses found that six out of 10 who attended Republican caucuses described themselves as evangelical Christians.
Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht said the former governor would still work hard for the votes of religious conservatives. The campaign noted that during Branstad is a longtime opponent of abortion and signed a state law outlawing same-sex marriage, which the Iowa Supreme Court later overturned.
"After nearly a week of calls for blind partisan unity from Republican loyalists, the Iowa Family PAC today reaffirmed their intention to withhold support from either major party candidate for governor in 2010 unless one or both of them illustrates a fundamental transformation," said Danny Carroll, chairman of the Iowa Family Policy Center. "Our commitment to biblical principles and the constitutional rule of law is not the result of any political affiliation, nor is it something that changes depending on the names on the ballot."
Religious conservatives are a key group in Iowa. Polling during the 2008 presidential caucuses found that six out of 10 who attended Republican caucuses described themselves as evangelical Christians.
Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht said the former governor would still work hard for the votes of religious conservatives. The campaign noted that during Branstad is a longtime opponent of abortion and signed a state law outlawing same-sex marriage, which the Iowa Supreme Court later overturned.
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