Why have John McCain, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, and Rudy Giuliani refused to participate in the "Values Voter" debate? Since they are running for the Republican nomination, don't they need the votes of the religious conservatives? I understand why every single Democrat has refused but I'm not positive why the Republicans have.
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2007-09-16 19:47:21 · 8 answers · asked by qwert 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Their are hundreds if not thousands of Christian faiths who all believe differently. Getting into specifics about religious beliefs would not be a smart move. By appealing to some they'd be opposing others and vise versa. It makes sense that only the candidates who had nothing to lose and possibly something to gain would attend such a debate.
2007-09-21 08:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by atomzer0 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the frontrunners have extremely poor records on social issues. Rudy Giuliani would sweat the whole time. Ron Paul will excel.
2007-09-17 11:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How come all of the top Democrat candidates have refused to participate in a behavior debate? The answer, of course, is that they would alienate their base.
2007-09-16 22:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though I disagree with them on a wide range of issues, I believe that the "2nd-tier" candidates are more honest and sincere than the "1st-tier"candidates. Ron Paul especially has unwavering integrity and clearly has a record to prove it.
2007-09-17 04:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greetings. could it be because they have no more values then the democrats, who have none?
2007-09-17 00:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Rich M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody in public office has any values. If they did do you think we would be in the mess we are in.
2007-09-16 20:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Republicans have no values?
2007-09-16 19:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by MenifeeManiac 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
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2007-09-16 20:10:53 · answer #8 · answered by Kinetic Nebula 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋