you say: “, they will certainly be used to persuade the Evangelical vote to stay home,...”
Some Christians don’t judge people FOREVER for something they did years ago - Some Christian’s ACT Christian
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/27/evangelicals-flocking-toward-newt-gingrich.html
scroll down for chart showing evangelicals foe Newt
Oh, BTW
and the ACU
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2011/12/fort-hood-massacre-nothing-more-than-workplace-violence-per-dod.html
Flavor du jour: plain vanilla.
As I indicated, it’s not a question of whether it’s right or wrong to turn Newt down because of a long history of affairs and divorces. It’s how the Evangelicals will act, right or wrong.
There are always a few pastors who will come out and speak as you say, whether for political or for Christian reasons. But Newt will be in a very bad position when the MSM starts detailing all his past behavior and rolling out the women to appear on talk shows. That has worked for them before. And what will Newt say, “I have seen the light and become a Cathlic?” that won’t necessarily appeal to Evangelicals, either.
McCain tried and failed to divide the Catholic and Evangelical votes in 2000, but he did it badly—and GWB was’t a Catholic. This time, the lying press will have plenty of useful propaganda levers.
IS Newt now a reformed sinner, a new man? Frankly, I don’t know. But there is still some evidence against it, I’m sorry to say. I won’t condemn him, but I don’t trust him after some of his recent conduct—most notably Dede Scozzafava, a corrupt abortion lover whom he worked hard to try to put into office against a solid Conservative.