US Elections 2008 - 4

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Financial Times - Deutschland, Germany
“<b>God Would Vote For Sarah Palin</b>”
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McCain had been courting the Christian right for several months. He scored one noticeable success in mid-August when he made a joint appearance with Obama before an important evangelical congregation in California, the Saddleback Church. He was asked at what point he believed life began – a litmus test for the religious right who consider abortion to be murder. McCain didn’t hesitate and gave the devout public the only answer it considered correct: “at conception.” Obama struggled to find a similar unambiguous answer.
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Conservative commentators consider McCain’s appearance at the Saddleback Church to be the turning point in his relationship with the party’s religious base. Many think Palin’s selection will serve to cement this new relationship. It’s “an absolute bulls-eye that will energize the values voters,” according to the prominent conservative Christian political activist, Gary Bauer <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->