Dr.
Dobson: I Will Never Vote for McCain Newsmax.com
Friday, February 1, 2008 12:07 PM
While John McCain has risen to the top of the heap among contenders
for the Republican presidential nomination, Focus on the Family
founder James Dobson remains adamant that he will not support
McCain’s bid for the White House.
Dobson, one of the nation’s most influential evangelical Christians,
declared more than a year ago that he wouldn't support McCain under
any circumstances, saying McCain didn't support traditional marriage
values.
A Dobson spokesman told the New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick
Wednesday that he stood by that position, and as a matter of
conscience could never vote for the Arizona Senator.
According to the paper, Dobson is joined by a slew of other
prominent conservatives who oppose McCain on a number of issues:
Talk radio host Mark Levin urged visitors to the National Review’s
Web site to “rally for Romney” to ward off a McCain win, saying:
“Conservatives need to act now, before it is too late.”
Talker Rush Limbaugh told listeners on Thursday: “McCain is in a lot
of these places not actually the Republican candidate. He is the
candidate of enough Republicans, but [also] independents and
moderates and probably even some liberals.”
Pat Toomey, president of the anti-tax organization Club for Growth,
said in comments reported by the New York Times: “I have yet to see
McCain make any attempts to reach out to free market conservatives.”
Conservatives fault McCain for voting against President Bush’s tax
cuts and a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and
for supporting embryonic stem cell research, looser immigration
rules and stricter environmental regulations.
Conservatives were particularly irked when McCain made a deal with
Democrats to break a deadlock on judicial nominations, according to
the Times.
Anger over that compromise was rekindled this week when Wall Street
Journal columnist John Fund wrote that McCain had privately
criticized Bush’s Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito because “he
wore his conservatism on his sleeve.” The McCain campaign denied
that report.
Following McCain successes in early primary states, however, other
conservatives are beginning to warm up to his campaign:
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, who previously
opposed a McCain nomination, said: “He has moved in the right
direction strongly and forcefully on taxes.”
Former McCain foe Tony Perkins, a prominent Christian conservative,
told the Times: “I have no residual issue with John McCain,” adding
the candidate needed to “better communicate” his stand on social
issues.
Richard Land, an official with the South Baptist Convention, agreed,
noting that McCain “is strongly pro-life.” He said: “When I hear
Rush Limbaugh say that a McCain nomination would destroy the
Republican Party, what I want to say to Rush is, ‘You need to get
out of the studio more and talk to real people.’”
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