President of Faith2Action
President of Faith2Action, a Christian advocacy group, she helped organize the recent 'Values Voter' presidential debate in Florida that the four Republican front-runners skipped
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Janet Folger
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FROM Janet Folger
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Rudy Giuliani and Religious Conservatives With the latest campaign fundraising report s, Hillary Clinton looks stronger than ever as the choice of the Democrats. That creates an agonizing dilemma for some Christian conservatives, because Rudy Giuliani still leads on the Republican side. Faced with the former New York Mayor's messy personal life and liberal record on gay rights, immigration and a woman's right to abortion, leaders of the religious right are talking about a third party--which might guarantee Senator Clinton's victory. Does this mean a major opportunity for Giuliani's major opponents in next year’s primaries? Is the religious right losing its clout in the Republican Party?
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