seeks by planning to lift ESCR funding restrictions would cut deeply into our wallets and--more importantly--into the lives of our country's most vulnerable human beings. Family Research Council -10/4/07
What We Value Most
(Editor’s Note: Three FFL members – Karen Rose, Rita Sarell, and Crystal Latimer attended the Values Voter Summit.)
As part of the Values Voter Summit on Oct 19-21, in Wash DC FRC Action and Focus on the Family Action conducted the first-ever values voter "straw poll." The presidential preference portion of the poll has been widely reported in the media. It shows two former governors, Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, vying neck-and-neck and capturing between them more than half of the total votes cast. There was an issues question, however, in the straw poll that did not receive as much attention. They asked participants to tell which of about a dozen key issues would most influence their choice for president. Not surprisingly, the top two issues by wide margins were abortion and the protection of man-woman marriage. Pro-family tax relief also garnered a substantial amount of support as a paramount issue for these prospective voters. The percentages for the top three issues were as follows: abortion, 41.5%; Same-sex marriage, 19.8%; and tax cuts, 10.8%. Among event attendees, the top two issues claimed even more support: abortion, 58.3%; same-sex marriage, 17.5%; and tax cuts, 5.9%. While the results are certainly unscientific, they indicate that issues closest to the heart of the family - the protection of the lives of babies and the nature of marriage - are what motivate values voters and their search for candidates to support. Family Research Council - 10/23/07
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