{"id":14,"date":"2007-08-28T14:43:36","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2007\/08\/politico-romney-throws-craig-u.html"},"modified":"2007-08-28T14:43:36","modified_gmt":"2007-08-28T14:43:36","slug":"politico-romney-throws-craig-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godometer\/2007\/08\/politico-romney-throws-craig-u.html","title":{"rendered":"Politico: Romney throws Craig under bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given that Larry Craig was Romney\u2019s co-liaison to the U.S. Senate and chairman of his Idaho effort, God-o-Meter would think it difficult for him to score political points from the disclosure that the Idaho senator pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges after being arrested in an airport men\u2019s room. But Romney, trying to sell himself as the GOP field\u2019s values candidate, did what many Christian Right leaders declined to do after recent sex scandals involving Republican elected officials like former Florida Rep. Mark Foley and current Louisiana Senator David Vitter\u2014he immediately denounced the accused<\/a>. Romney accepted Craig\u2019s offer to leave the campaign, and said his behavior \u201creminds us of Mark Foley and Bill Clinton.\u2026 frankly, it\u2019s disgusting\u201d (watch video<\/a>).
\nOf course, Romney shouldn\u2019t expect a major bump from his Craig denouncement, but a failure to quickly and forcefully disavow Craig could have hurt him among the pro-family crowd. Considered alongside his TV ad vowing to clean up the culture (watch video<\/a>) and his drum-beating about his new pro-life stance, his performance today may earn him trust from those voters.<\/p>\n


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