Politics

In the five contests for the Republican presidential nomination so far, Mitt Romney's share of the evangelical vote has risen from a low of 14 percent in the Iowa caucus to a high of 43 percent in Saturday's Nevada caucus. Is this a sign that evangelicals are becoming more accepting of Romney, a Mormon, as the nominee?

Family Research Council Tony Perkins said in a Sunday CNN interview that he does not think that Romney has "captured" the support of evangelicals, but evangelicals are "warming" to Romney.

A plurality of evangelicals have chosen the winner of each GOP contest so far, except in Florida. more >>

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has become a household name, mainly due to his strong Christian stance both on and off the field. Now the former Heisman Trophy winner is signaling that his next career may involve politics.

"I don't know – it could be something in my future," said Tebow, when Golf Channel's Dave Feherty brought up the subject of politics. "If it's something I care about, possibly."

While success on the athletic field is no guarantee of political success, former quarterbacks like Jack Kemp and J.C. Watts have parlayed their athletic achievements into successes on the political field too. When The Christian Post contacted Watts today, he was very complimentary of his fellow Heisman winner. more >>

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum confirmed once again that he is in the Republican presidential race to stay and expected to do well in the three contests coming up this week. But Santorum may have another opportunity to stay in the race past August if he is chosen as a vice presidential running mate for the eventual nominee.

While the race for the GOP presidential nomination is not over by a long shot, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's financial war chest and his momentum continue to pose obstacles for Santorum and his two other rivals, former Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Congressman Ron Paul.

"We've got three states coming up on Tuesday," Santorum said on Fox News Sunday. "We're going to show that this race is moving in a very different direction." more >>

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum finished fourth in Saturday's Nevada caucus, but Tuesday's contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri are looking more favorable for the candidate. Will a strong showing on Tuesday help the candidate regain much needed momentum?

"A belated consensus has formed among pundits that Rick Santorum is now the final, viable not-Romney candidate left in the Republican presidential primary," conservative Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote Monday.

In the most recent polls, conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), Santorum is in second place in Colorado and is statistically tied with Mitt Romney for the lead in Minnesota. In Missouri, Santorum was in the lead in a poll conducted the previous weekend and Newt Gingrich is not on the ballot there. more >>

More than one in four voters pointed to celebrated Denver Broncos' player Tim Tebow when asked which NFL playoff quarterback they would choose for president of the United States in the 2012 elections, a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely voters has revealed. 

The online survey of 2,475 people was conducted just ahead of the Super Bowl, pushing the extremely popular player to first place as presidential material, even though his team did not qualify for the final NFL event. The poll's results were released Friday. 

New England Patriots' Tom Brady, who is married to super model Gisele Bundchen, came third in the poll, preceded by one percentage point by the New York Giants' Eli Manning. more >>

Conservative columnist George Will argued Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that the Obama administration's contraception mandate and Planned Parenthood's outrage over the withdrawal of funding by cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure suggest pro-choice liberals oppose choice.

"All these people describing themselves as pro-choice said it is illegitimate to choose not to be involved in abortion. And, a much more important decision, politically, that was taken this week, was the Obama administration saying Catholic institutions have no choice, and this was applauded by pro-choice people ... but to provide contraception, abortion inducing drugs and sterilization," Will said.

The Komen foundation, an organization devoted to research and awareness of breast cancer, had decided to end grants to Planned Parenthood for mammography referrals because Planned Parenthood is currently under investigation by Congress. Pro-lifers applauded the decision while others, especially abortion rights advocates, decried it. Komen reversed its decision Friday. more >>