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Faith in the 2012 ElectionReligion emerged as an important issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. The personal religious identity of President Barack Obama and the Republican candidate, Governor...
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The Former Candidates
One of the key functions of the campaign process is to help reduce the candidate field to a few top contenders, and this collection explores the past rhetoric of candidates...
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Diverse, Disillusioned, and Divided: Millennial Values and Voter Engagement in the 2012 Election
October 4, 2012
October 4, 2012
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RELATED RESOURCES: VALUES
Red and Blue Nation? Volume I: Characteristics and Causes of America’s Polarized Politics
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Red and Blue Nation? Volume II: Consequences and Correction of America’s Polarized Politics
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Catholic Attitudes on Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Comprehensive Portrait from Recent Research
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Religion and the Tea Party in the 2010 Election: An Analysis of the Third Biennial American Values Survey
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Rick Santorum on How Voters Should See a Candidate's Religion at the Las Vegas GOP Debate
October 18, 2011
COOPER: Should voters pay attention to a candidate’s religion?
SANTORUM: I think they should pay attention to the candidate’s values, what the candidate stands for. That’s what is at play. And the person’s faith — and you look at that faith and what the faith teaches with respect to morals and values that are reflected in that person’s belief structure. Those are important things. [...] With respect to what is the road to salvation, that’s a whole different story. That’s not applicable to what the role is of being the president or a senator or any other job.
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum is the head of the political action committee America’s Foundation and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2012. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he...
SANTORUM: I think they should pay attention to the candidate’s values, what the candidate stands for. That’s what is at play. And the person’s faith — and you look at that faith and what the faith teaches with respect to morals and values that are reflected in that person’s belief structure. Those are important things. [...] With respect to what is the road to salvation, that’s a whole different story. That’s not applicable to what the role is of being the president or a senator or any other job.
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum is the head of the political action committee America’s Foundation and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2012. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he...