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Another Verse, Just Like the First 02/12/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Eight years ago, Gary Bauer stood all but alone alongside John McCain in his campaign against then-Governor George W. Bush in the race for the Republican nomination.  While the majority of the …

The McCain Quandary 02/07/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff As the Conservative Political Action Conference convenes today in Washington, the Right Wing is in a rut, divided over the Republican presidential candidates. CPAC is always a time when the …

Romney’s Fading Hope? 01/30/2008 by Kyle Mantyla With the number of the Republican presidential hopefuls rapidly dwindling , the GOP primary looks to be coming down to a race between Mitt Romney and John McCain – and considering that many on the Right …

Delta Farce 01/29/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff Mike Huckabee is hoping to pick up Fred Thompson’s leftovers, but that doesn’t seem to be going so well. Aside from Gary Bauer and other religious-right leaders who still don’t like Huckabee, a number of …

Don't Cry for Me, Gary Bauer 01/23/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff “My assessment is that at this moment in time it is Fred Thompson's race to lose,” said Richard Land, Southern Baptist Convention political leader, back in July . “It may be a convergence …

Huckabee: A New Kind of Evangelical? 01/16/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Several articles have appeared in recent months suggesting that Mike Huckabee is some sort of “new breed” of evangelical – one who is not committed only to opposing abortion and gay rights, …

Religious Right Rejects Outreach to Muslims 01/08/2008 by Kyle Mantyla In October, a group of 138 Muslim scholars, clerics and intellectuals came together to issue an open letter entitled “ A Common Word Between Us and You ,” a statement that sought to …

Huckabee's Populist Image Belies Bizarre Economic Plan 01/08/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff Mike Huckabee’s first-place finish in the Iowa Republican caucus was a victory for the Religious Right , after the combined efforts of a number of lesser-known …

When Right-Wing Christians Come Home to Roost 12/19/2007 by Kyle Mantyla It is not secret that the National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez has been an avid backer of Mitt Romney for some time now and undoubtedly played no small role in getting her magazine …

It’s 1996 All Over Again 10/31/2007 by Kyle Mantyla Over the weekend, the New York Times published two pieces – one by David Kirkpatrick , the other by Frank Rich - suggesting that the Religious Right’s long political relationship with the Republican …