GOP Religious Conservatives Channeling Anger Toward Victory
Fundamentalist hate groups demand candidate who can’t win.
Religious activists in the Republican Party, bolstered by House Speaker John Boehner’s sudden exit, say the next GOP presidential nominee must share their uncompromising stance on abortion rights, gay marriage and other priorities to get to the White House.
“You cannot win a primary and then succeed in the general election without having strength within the ranks of social conservative voters,” said Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council Action. The group’s annual Values Voter Summit drew nearly 2,700 activists to Washington this weekend.
“Conservatives are on fire at the moment,” said Gary Bauer, a former president of the Family Research Council who spoke at the conference.