Assuming it comes down to Giuliani and Romney (which likely may), who are Evangelicals going to vote for?

Question

It may not be obvious now, but Romney is clearly the second place Republican right now.

He will win Iowa, New Hampshire, and maybe South Carolina the first 3 states. Once he does, he will be firmly in second and it will be clear that it will be either him or Giuliani.

So when Evangelicals realize this, are they going to vote for a guy who has similiar values to theirs but (in their opinion) is in a cult, or a guy who has doesn't agree with their views?

While we are on the question.

Are Evangelicals their own worst enemy?

Answer 1

Look, if Evangelicals are truly accepting of other faiths and open, this is their time to prove it. I myself have issues with the Mormon faith, but I am willing to disregard that with Romney if he makes his decisions as our President based on what's good for our country. I don't worry about him being Mormon (it's not like he supports polygamy or anything) As long as he considers himself an American first and Mormon second, (as should all of us and our faiths should do) he should be fine and we should judge him based on his values and merit.
As for Guiliani, Evangelicals who won't vote for him simply because of his stance on abortion are nuts. For example, if it came down to Hillary vs. Giuliani, any Evangelical who still refuses to vote for Giuliani is hard-headed. Consider the alternative, if you don't vote for Giulianni, you help Clinton, you still don't get what you want on the abortion issue. At least with Giuliani, he's mostly in line with Conservative values.

Answer 2

Unfortunately Evangelicals mix religion with politics and this is a no-no. They put Bush into power because he was a so- called "Born Again".
What a mistake!!! For all I know the Evangelicals will start their own party and put Huckabee in as their candidate. If this occurs then the Repubs are out of power for a long time. A split like this cannot be healed. If it comes down to Romney or Giuliani then I believe most Evangelicals will vote for Giuliani, although I hope not. Romney is too far removed from their religious view and they won't be able to accept a Mormon. I frankly do not care if a person is Christian, modified Christian, Jew or Atheist as long as the person is right for the presidency. A good man and a strong and intelligent man doesn't have to be religious.

Answer 3

Most Evangelicals will vote for Romney (Mormon) over Giuliani (morally bankrupt liberal) Those who would not vote for a Mormon are more likely to just not show up if it were between the two.

As for Evangelicals being their own worst enemy...only the radicals...kind of like Hillary and Kucinich are their own worst enemies.

Icorp...Rudy cannot win. He would lose the support of Christians, and he would lose the support of those who believe in securing our borders. He does NOT stand a chance. The republican who stands the best chance is any who face Hillary. If she gets the dem nod, you can guarantee a republican victory unless the reps put forth Rudy or McCain. Then it would be close. Hillary has so much baggage that the republicans would rip her apart. If she cannot stand the heat now, she would likely implode!

Answer 4

Huckabee is actually #2 in the polls or even leading in them. Rasmussan had him leading their daily polls the other day.

The Evangelicals are going to support Huckabee and they intend to go 3rd party if he loses (that is, except for the factions that are already supporting Giuliani).

Out of the 6 top tier Republicans, the ones I'm most concerned about are Giuliani, Romney, and Huckabee. I don't want a Fascist, a flip-flopper, or a religious extremist to be president. The other 3 top-tier candidates would be at least decent, as Fred Thompson would be too lazy to do too much harm, John McCain is good on a few things (for example wasteful spending) and Ron Paul is one of the 2 candidates actually fit to be president (along with Dennis Kucinich, as they are the only ones who intend to stop the War on Iraq and to reduce tensions in the Middle East by announcing that they aren't going to bomb Iran; Paul is the best candidate due to his plans to get rid of the Income Tax and the Federal Reserve in addition to his opposition to the American Empire).

Assuming that a decent candidate is not put forth by one of the parties, I'd most likely vote 3rd party, unless doing so might lead to the election of Giuliani or Huckabee.

Answer 5

We truly made it by the 1st Clinton. i became a single parent and my tax returns have been shrink by $2000 the 1st 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. can we truly want bill returned interior the whitehouse, fooling around? besides the shown fact that i do no longer trust all Giuliani's techniques, especially on abortion, i'd could steer faraway from a Clinton, and a woman, who some international places does no longer admire.

Answer 6

Definitely Romney

Answer 7

Their still talking about a third party that accepts their dogma. Which in a toss up like that the votes siphoned off would guarantee a Democratic victory. As for the second part, I feel the average K-Mart evangelical is everyone with a coherent thought's worst enemy; including themselves.

Answer 8

Romney obviously. No one on the far christian right will vote for a pro-abortion middle of the line republican, even though he's the only republican who has a chance of winning.

Answer 9

I think it comes down to different groups, the pragmatic "who can win" faction, and the dogmatic: we will vote our conscience win or lose. That group will probably split between the Huckabee he is a Christian Baptist voters and the Rommney, he shares many of our values and can advance our cause - even if he isn't a 'Christian' (in their opinion.)
Honestly, I don't see how Rudy can win, unless he runs against Hillary - because people will vote "against" her.

Answer 10

Not all conservatives are Evangelists, I was leaning towards Rudy, however, word is he would pick Rick Perry as a running mate and that won't do, as border control is very important! I guess it would be Mitt...