Evangelicals Who Seek Unity, Support Santorum!

Authors: Erik Eckholm & Jeff Zeleny
Source: NY Times
Date: 14 January, 2012

"The shared goal, many participants said, was to see if it would be possible to unite conservative Christians around a single alternative to Mr. Romney and avoid repeating the experience of 2008, when their disarray helped Senator John McCain, whom they considered a moderate, to take the nomination."




The quote above is the basis of the article. This article shows that those with a certain prominence in the religious sector, have a massive impact on the community, and with this impact, it can sway the way people may think, choose, and vote. If they had come up with this earlier, then perhaps Romney wouldn't have won the Iowa Caucus or South Carolina, which is a deeply religious state. The authors seem to be saying that it's not too late to stand behind Santorum against Romney. The few individuals that spoke influenced 85 of 114 people to support Santorum. This expressive opinion and overwhelming impact will affect those who have even considered to stand behind Romney.

I believe that with a much more consistent amount of support like this, Santorum may have an ace up his sleeve, but that is only if the support and influence spreads far and wide. Only time can tell who will win. Once again, it is shown that some people just aren't feeling Romney and that they will go to great lengths to change the ideals of potential voters to make sure he won't win the nomination. Will all this buzz take down Romney? You decide.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/us/politics/conservative-religious-leaders-seeking-unity-vote-to-back-rick-santorum.html?_r=1&hp