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12 Oct 2009 04:47 pm
The Running Of The Creationists
Razib Khan asks if there is a anti-evolution litmus test for GOP presidential candidates:
I’m on the record as saying that predictions for 2012 are very
premature. But, it looks like 3 of the front-runners for the G.O.P.
nomination are rather frank Creationists (Palin, Huckabee and
Pawlenty). I’m skeptical about any of these as likely candidates (i.e.,
if you had to make a bet you’re going to be surprised), but if you keep
adding individuals to the list it seems likely that we’re looking at a
serious probability that the G.O.P. nominee in 2012 will be a
Creationist. Creationism doesn’t really have the same valence as abortion as a
“culture war” issue, but, it useful in being a distinctive marker for
social conservative candidates. Mitt Romney is now notionally as
pro-life as the social conservatives, but it seems unlikely that he’ll
flip his position on evolution since he expressed himself so explicitly
in the 2008 debates.
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