2008 FLORIDA PRIMARY ELECTION
VOTER GUIDES
EDITOR’S
NOTE: In an effort to provide a
broad range of information on the presidential
candidates on the ballot during the Jan. 29
primary election, the Witness is
reprinting with permission voter guides from two
leading pro-family organizations in Florida, the
Florida Family Policy Council and Christian
Coalition. The guides were published before
certain candidates withdrew from the election.
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Download voter guides by
clicking on the links below:
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Christian Coalition of Florida
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English Language
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Florida Family Policy Council
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English Language
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Spanish Language
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How to decide on a presidential candidate
DAVID ETTINGER Special to the Witness
Published January 24, 2008
ORLANDO (FBW)—Think you’ve got it all figured out, huh?
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Staver: Pastor, throw off your muzzle and pick up a megaphone
CAROLYN NICHOLS Newswriter
Published January 24, 2008
ORLANDO (FBW)—Mathew Staver
of Liberty Counsel in Orlando believes that a citizen’s vote is akin to a
“talent” left in the hands of servants when their master went on a journey,
according to Jesus’ parable in Matthew 25. Like the servants who received
portions of their master’s wealth to manage, Christians will one day have to
answer for how they used their votes, he said.
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ANALYSIS: Questions linger after S.C. vote
Published January 24, 2008
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (BP)—The North Greenville University
campus was abuzz in anticipation of hearing Republican presidential candidate
Mike Huckabee.
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Survey: Majority supports religious expression in public square
Published January 24, 2008
PHOENIX (BP)—Most Americans believe it should be legal to
have voluntary student-led prayers at public school events, display the Ten
Commandments inside a court building and allow religious displays on city-owned
property, according to research released by Ellison Research of Phoenix.
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INTERVIEW PART 1: Policy issues—Huckabee expresses vision & tradition
Published January 17, 2008
EDITORS’ NOTE: Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, is a Southern Baptist running for U.S. president in 2008. In September, Baptist Press contacted his campaign and today published a package about Huckabee’s policy positions and values.
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INTERVIEW PART 2: Values & beliefs—Huckabee will seek to keep the faith
Published January 17, 2008
EDITORS’ NOTE: Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, is a Southern Baptist running for U.S. president in 2008. In September, Baptist Press contacted his campaign and today published a package about Huckabee’s policy positions and values.
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Engaged public may lengthen election nominations
Published January 17, 2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. (BP)—Comeback victories for Republican
John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire could lead to lengthy
nominating processes for both parties stretching well past Super Tuesday,
Richard Land believes.
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Mitt Romney says religion should not define his candidacy
Published December 20, 2007
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (BP)—Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought to ease concerns among some conservatives about his Mormon beliefs Dec. 6, saying he shares the same values they do and that all Americans should embrace what he called the “nation’s symphony of faith.”
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Polls, polls
Published December 20, 2007
NASHVILLE (BP)—Republican Mike Huckabee has built a double-digit lead in Iowa, while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a tight contest in that state leading up to the Jan. 3 caucus, according to the latest polls.
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Election ‘08: Rising Southern Baptist Huckabee a serious target
Published December 20, 2007
DES MOINES, Iowa (BP)—Mike Huckabee’s rise in the national polls has made the former Arkansas governor a serious contender for the Republican nomination but also has resulted in some of his past comments—including some spoken to Southern Baptists—being scrutinized.
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Townhall meeting at FBC Orlando urges political participation
DAVID ETTINGER Special to the Witness
Published December 6, 2007
ORLANDO (FBW)—With an election year just around the corner, David Zanotti urged a crowd gathered for a 90-minute townhall meeting Nov. 29 at First Baptist Church in Orlando to get involved in the political goings-on in America.
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ELECTION 08: GOP candidates debate who’s the most conservative in presidential field
Published November 1, 2007
ORLANDO (BP)—With the field whittled down to eight, the leading Republican presidential candidates tried Oct. 21 to get an edge by debating which of them was more conservative.
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Huckabee & Romney top ‘Values Voter’ straw
ERICA SIMONS Baptist Press
Published November 1, 2007
WASHINGTON (BP)—Republican presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney both were able to claim victory in straw poll results at a meeting of social conservatives Oct. 19-21.
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Wilton: Romney endorsement a mistake
Published November 1, 2007
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (BP)—South Carolina pastor Don Wilton said Oct. 23 he made a “personal error” in agreeing to support the campaign of Mitt Romney for president.
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