Last January, the titans of Christian conservatism were widely dismissed as irrelevant, at best, after 150 of them gathered for an evangelical “conclave” at a Texas ranch and anointed Rick Santorum as their champion — only to see him finish third in rock-ribbed South Carolina a week later, well behind Newt Gingrich and even their least-loved candidate, Mitt Romney.
This piece first appeared online at The Washington Post on March 14, 2012.
Santorum shows the Religious Right isn’t dead yet
By David Gibson
Does Rick Santorum’s Southern surge also herald the return of the Religious Right?
Last January, the titans of Christian conservatism were widely dismissed as irrelevant, at best, after 150 of them gathered for an evangelical “conclave” at a Texas ranch and anointed Rick Santorum as their champion — only to see him finish third in rock-ribbed South Carolina a week later, well behind Newt Gingrich and even their least-loved candidate, Mitt Romney.
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