Saturday I attended a private meeting of conservative leaders during the Family Research Council Washington Briefing, a Salt Lake City II if you will, to discuss dilemmas we face with the 2008 presidential candidates.Instructions were given not to speak to the media, and since I am the media, I took that to mean details discussed were off-the-record and, of course, I'll honor that.
But speaking in generalities, two dilemmas were hashed:
Which Republican primary candidate should pro-lifers rally behind? What if Rudy Giuliani ends up the nominee? Generalized outcomes of the meeting:
Most in the room supported Mike Huckabee. A few important figures supported
Duncan Hunter.For many well-researched reasons, third-party chatter was laid to rest. It doesn't seem Mitt Romney will be able to surmount the Mormon and flip-flop obstacles among pro-life leaders, at least in the primary. Giuliani was still anathema to everyone, despite his commendable attempt to reach out by speaking at the Briefing.... But what if conservatives cannot rally around one candidate, therefore dividing their vote, and winning Giuliani the primary? What if pro-lifers are faced with choosing between him or Hillary in the general?...
Continue reading my column today, "Behind the scenes at FRC Briefing," on WorldNetDaily.com.
