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Christian Right Seeks Rudy Alternative

If the faithful can't find a candidate soon, he'll be the winner

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 1, 2007 5:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – The religious right’s failure to coalesce around anyone in the GOP’s top presidential tier could throw the party’s nomination to socially liberal Rudy Giuliani, the Los Angeles Times reports. By favoring unrealistic candidates such as Brownback and Huckabee, and doubting the conservative... Read full story »

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