Mike Huckabee Wins FRC's Values Voter Straw Poll
WASHINGTON --- Mike Huckabee has convincingly won Family Research Council's second-ever Values Voter Summit Straw Poll. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Pence finished roughly tied for second place.
Only registered participants of the Summit who were present at the event were allowed to vote.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in reaction to the second ever Values Voter Summit Straw Poll:
"We were surprised that the event's turnout was more than double our expectations, clearly showing intensity among social conservatives. This was the first time potential conservative candidates could present their vision for change. We have over 1,800 registrants and over 175,000 unique online viewers."
The following are the straw poll results:
Candidate Name Total Votes Percentage
1. Mike Huckabee 170 28.48%
2. Mitt Romney 74 12.40%
3. Tim Pawlenty 73 12.23%
4. Sarah Palin 72 12.06%
5. Mike Pence 71 11.89%
6. Newt Gingrich 40 6.70%
7. Bobby Jindal 28 4.69%
8. Rick Santorum 15 2.51%
9. Ron Paul 13 2.18%
10. Undecided 31 5.19%
11. Other 10 1.68%
* The full results can be accessed at www.frcaction.org
Members of FRC Action are only allowed to vote once. For more information on The Values Voter Summit, log onto www.valuesvotersummit.org
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doubled his nearest competitor of the Religious Right, this does not bode well for the next election for the Republicans. Of course there is nothing to say that Huckabee would win the primary. I honestly can't see Huckabee winning the general election.
I don't think this country is faith crazy enough to vote in a preacher. Maybe it is. He did well in his last bid for president, but not well enough to win. I don't see that chan ging next go round.
I don't see a single name on that list worth considering for the presidency. At least not to me.
I just made a long call to the Family Research Council in Washington DC, I was interested in possibly supporting them, I agree on many of the positions they claim to represent. I am setting here very disappointed, to use mild comparisons they appear to be modern day Pharisees and Sadducees. For you non Christians they may be people who have hidden motives and are not who they claim to be. It is impossible to determine who or where there funding comes from. For all we know they could be funded by interests in China who wish to have much more control over the USA. The Fact is we just don’t know who the money comes from or if they have hidden motives. Do any of you know exactly who there money comes from? Please don’t use the Evangelical Council as a resource to find more on this subject, you will get only general meaningless data from them. How about it Family Research Council, give us a list of your top twenty contributors and there amounts.
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