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Sen. Sam Brownback, who originally ran for president against John McCain, believes that the biggest challenge McCain faces among evangelicals is getting them out of their houses on November 4.
Here's a portion of the interview earlier this week:
What do you think of the Palin pick?
It's excellent. I think it was a game change. You know, the American public wanted to vote for history, and that was some of the appeal of Barack Obama to show yes, we can do something like this. Well, now you can vote for history by voting for the Republican ticket, by placing the first female vice president of the U.S.
What challenges do John McCain and Sarah Palin face, particularly among evangelicals?
You know, I don't think they face much challenge among evangelicals now, other than getting them out to vote and pushing their neighbors to get out to vote. It's probably more of an organizational challenge at this point. And that can take some time but it's doable.
Do you think people will be as excited about McCain on November 4 as they were for Bush in 2004?
That'd be hard to do. You know, because Bush was one of them, really spoke the language and knew it in his heart, and John loves the country but is a different candidate. I think he's going to get their votes and now with the pick of Palin who may become one of the future leaders of the overall movement, I think he's really endeared himself to the faith base of the party even if they don't see it in him as much as they'd like to.
Barack Obama speaks more openly about his faith and has an intense religious outreach. Do you think that will work?
I don't think so, because he's just off on the core subjects. That came through so clear at Saddleback, that he's not there on life, he's not there on marriage. It came through at the Democratic convention in his big speech – he talks about supporting abortion and same-sex marriage. And I just think those for a lot of people are the portal issue. You've got to get the basics right before I can look ...
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