Inside NRB
February 23, 2007
The Brody File has some "fly on the wall" information from last weekend's National Religious Broadcasters convention in Orlando. Mitt Romney, John McCain and Sam Brownback all flew down to sunny Florida hoping to court religious conservatives and bring them into their camps.
Here's what I've learned. Out of all the Presidential contenders that showed up, Mitt Romney had the biggest turnout. An Evangelical leader who was inside the meeting told me that about 150 people showed up and that he received a "tremendous reception". About 100 people showed up at the McCain event. 80 for Brownback. This person tells me though that what's interesting is that the McCain and Brownback events were at the hotel where NRB was holding their convention. The Romney event was off site, about 2 miles away and he still drew the biggest crowd.
As for what was talked about, I'm told that Romney was questioned firmly on the abortion question and his answers were not sound bite oriented. He actually gave detailed answers which were described as candid and honest. The toipic of judges came up too and the war on terror. Judge Charles Pickering was there and he had questions for Romney as well.
Romney, McCain and Giuliani all have challenges as they try to court religious conservatives. Brownback and Mike Huckabee have an easier road but as Tom Cruise would say "show me the money!". They need to prove they're viable by raising cash. If they do that, then the race gets more interesting. If not, then they can join Tom Vilsack on the sidelines. Read more here.
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