Gary Bauer

Gary Bauer Endorses McCain

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The McCain campaign just announced that Gary Bauer has endorsed John McCain. Bauer is the onetime president of the Family Research Council, founder of the Campaign for Working Families PAC, former presidential candidate, and an enthusiastic supporter of traditional marriage and turning over Roe v. Wade.

His endorsement should help soothe some of the conservative rebellion against what seems like McCain’s inevitable path to the Republican presidential nomination. It also seems like a bit of a blow to Mike Huckabee, whose wins this weekend were a sign of support from social conservatives. Huckabee had just earned the endorsement of James Dobson.

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Bauer on the Robertson Endorsement, Giuliani's "Higher Bar"

Gary Bauer thinks that Pat Robertson's endorsement this morning of Rudy Giuliani will help the former mayor's campaign.

"It's clearly a positive for Giuliani," said Bauer, the conservative leader.

Just how much it matters, though, he's not prepared to say.

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Rudolph in the Lions' Den

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'Sometimes God surprises you. He takes the ugly dude with the third wife and he says, Consider him.'—David Coester, attending Giuliani's speech at the Family Research Council summit.  read more »