Republican Party Cheerleaders Plan Straw Poll

Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
The Family Research Council is planning a three-day "Values Voter Summit" this fall, complete with a presidential straw poll and a neocon-liberal faceoff on religion and politics. The council advertises the conference, Oct. 19-21 in Washington, as "the largest gathering of values voters from across the nation." It will include a gala dinner honoring James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family. Other confirmed big names include council president Tony Perkins; Phyllis Schlafly, head of the Eagle Forum; activists Gary Bauer and Paul Weyrich; Robert Bork, Bill Bennett and former senator Rick Santorum. No word yet on whether any presidential candidates will be working the crowd.

Posted by Editor at August 20, 2007 02:23 AM