McCain resurrected? Counting on conservative courting to fill the gap.(OPED)

Byline: Tara Wall, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Hell hath no fury like a conservative voter scorned. And that's just who Sen. John McCain needs to resurrect his standing with evangelicals as he indicated in a recent address following the Republican Party's announcement that he is the presumptive presidential nominee. Intent on cementing his conservative credentials, Mr. McCain put on a religious dog and pony show Friday at the secretive Council for National Policy's (CNP) annual winter meeting in New Orleans. Criticized by some media outlets for referring to the nation's capital as ...

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