At Values Voter Summit, Far Right Promises A Fight

MSNBC’s Jane Timm reports, “At this weekend’s Values Voter Summit, a frustrated and fiery Christian right emerged, promising to mobilize and elect Republicans who have ‘morals,’ or rather, are proudly and loudly anti-abortion, against gay marriage, and fundamentally Christian.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said, “There are people in Washington who say Republicans to win have to abandon values. Our values are who we are. Our values are why we’re here.” The Christian Right often clashes with the GOP establishment’s focus on “the economy, defense, and other issues they traditionally score well on with voters,” Timm writes.

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