{"id":4564,"date":"2008-01-28T17:39:46","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/is-the-romney-camp-triangulati.html"},"modified":"2008-01-28T17:39:46","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T17:39:46","slug":"is-the-romney-camp-triangulati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/is-the-romney-camp-triangulati.html","title":{"rendered":"Is the Romney camp triangulating the Christianity question?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That seems to be the case from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godometer\/2008\/01\/romney-vs-dobson-both-sides-wi.html?bt=polmashup\">this report from God-o-Meter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rather than exposing a rift between Romney and Focus, however, this line from the Romney camp allows both parties to stand their ground. Though Romney considers himself a Christian, a top Romney advisor tells God-o-Meter, the campaign is perfectly happy for others to draw the opposite conclusion, as Focus on the Family Action has. \u201cDifferent audiences hear different messages that are unique to them, and that\u2019s why that speech was so powerful and effective,\u201d said the advisor, referring to Romney\u2019s \u201cFaith in America\u201d speech in Dallas last month, which Focus on the Family Action public policy chief Tom Minnery cited as the basis for his interpretation of Romney not thinking himself a Christian.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nNow, the Romney campaign says it\u2019s happy for the speech to be a Rorschach test for evangelicals and others. \u201cAt a sporting event, a lot of people watch the same play but see it differently,\u201d says the Romney advisor. The advisor says Romney won\u2019t request that Focus alter or remove its video. A Focus spokesperson says the video will stay up and that the issue is already behind it: &#8220;We&#8217;ve finished our analysis of the primaries and caucuses that have already occurred. Like the candidates, our attention is now on the Florida primary.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Evidently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time-blog.com\/swampland\/2008\/01\/focus_on_the_family_action_dec.html\">Michael Scherer <\/a>doesn&#8217;t get that Romney&#8217;s view of his Mormonism is open to interpretation and believes that the voter guides should actually represent what the candidate believes (not what others think he believes):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Which is to say, Minnery is not going to respond to the fact that his guide is wrong. We will have to wait until his Tuesday webcast to see if he addresses the issue. The other author of the voter guide, Tony Perkins, of the Family Research Council, was asked about the guide on Friday, during an interview with MSNBC. Perkins noted that it was a claim made by Minnery, not himself. Perkins said he was not certain of the source.<br \/>\nIn the meantime, as of Monday afternoon, Focus on the Family Action continues to run to incorrect guide on its website. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That seems to be the case from this report from God-o-Meter: Rather than exposing a rift between Romney and Focus, however, this line from the Romney camp allows both parties to stand their ground. 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