Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, on Wednesday at a debate in Durham, N.H., said that he supports a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The debate at the University of New Hampshire was moderated by Fox News’ Brit Hume (Quaid, AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/6). Huckabee said he would “love to see” the U.S. adopt an amendment similar to one in the Arkansas Constitution “that says that we believe life begins at conception and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion.”
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee warned Thursday that nominating Mitt Romney would leave the party vulnerable to Democratic charges of flip-flopping that could endanger GOP chances of winning the White House in 2008.
Huckabee said he does not doubt the authenticity of the former Massachusetts governor’s conversion on social issues, most notably abortion. “I’m just going to assume that if says he’s solidly pro-life now, he is,” he said.
But during an interview for washingtonpost.com’s PostTalk program, Huckabee said that will not stop Democrats from going after Romney, if he becomes the nominee.
Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback is reaching out aggressively to communities, including influential evangelical leaders, weeks ahead of the Aug. 11 straw poll in Ames, Iowa.
The Kansas senator who describes himself as a “bleeding heart conservative” met with more than 15 evangelical pastors in West Des Moines this week and said religious conservatives are moving in his direction as they become aware of his position opposing abortion and gay marriage.
“It’s typical in an election that people hold back and want to get a good feel for the candidate,” said Brownback, according to The Associated Press. “Now we’re getting within eyeshot of Aug. 11 and they’re breaking and a lot of them are breaking our way.”
And the evangelical Christian community is an essential part of his plan as he looks to finish strong in the straw poll. He says his “pro-life/whole-life message” is resonating with evangelicals.
“I think it’s critical and I think we’re doing pretty well. We are reaching out aggressively to a number of communities and the evangelical is a key one of them,” said Brownback, according to AP.
