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Related: About this forumConservative Christians rally around Akin in face of GOP criticism
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/23/conservative-christians-rally-around-akin-in-face-of-gop-criticism/comment-page-4/Rep. Todd Akin has defied GOP pressure to get out of the U.S. Senate race in Missouri.
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor
(CNN) Even as the official Republican Party continues to try to derail Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin over his remarks about legitimate rape, a powerful force within the GOP has begun rallying to the candidates side: the partys socially conservative base.
Powerful Christian activists in the GOP have begun pushing back against party leadership, alleging it has gone too far in trying to thwart Akin and that it is attempting to sideline issues that social conservatives care about, such as abortion.
The criticism is creating major tensions between the mainstream Republican Party and a key part of its base days before the GOPs convention is set to open in Tampa, Florida.
Following the pounding of Todd Akin by the GOP kings and lieutenants in the last 36 hours, I've come to the conclusion that the real issue is the soul of America, wrote David Lane, an evangelical activist whos influential in the Republican Party, in an e-mail to fellow activists Thursday morning.
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Conservative Christians rally around Akin in face of GOP criticism (Original Post)
cbayer
Aug 2012
OP
I say, let the Conservatives fight among themselves. Just stand back and watch.
Viva_Daddy
Aug 2012
#3
Conservative Christians will vote Romney et al 100% anyway - so we should encourage the crazy.
democrat_patriot
Aug 2012
#8
Why wouldn't they? If anything, their views are MORE extreme than what Akin let out.
2ndAmForComputers
Aug 2012
#10
bowens43
(16,064 posts)1. conservative christains = ignorant nut jobs......
cbayer
(146,218 posts)2. But powerful within the party still.
Viva_Daddy
(785 posts)3. I say, let the Conservatives fight among themselves. Just stand back and watch.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)4. I love to see them fracturing. It's a thing of beauty.
eqfan592
(5,963 posts)5. That makes two of us.
Honestly, nothing would make me happier than to see the hardcore conservative christians split away from the republican party. It would mean a saner republican party and would marginalize the hardcore conservative christians. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll happen, but a man can dream.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)6. I can see it happening. I think the moderate Republicans would love to
take their party back.
lastlib
(23,216 posts)7. "pass the butter, please."
democrat_patriot
(2,774 posts)8. Conservative Christians will vote Romney et al 100% anyway - so we should encourage the crazy.
The other 70% of the country will make a better decision.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)9. Probably, but some of them have significant issues with the Mormon factor.
At any rate, I don't think they will vote for Obama.
2ndAmForComputers
(3,527 posts)10. Why wouldn't they? If anything, their views are MORE extreme than what Akin let out.