Liz Sidoti writing for the AP highlights these poll findings on the eve of the religious right summit with some GOP candidates:
Associated Press-Ipsos polls show that nearly two-thirds of Republicans consider themselves conservative, with Thompson and Giuliani getting about equal support from that group while McCain and Romney trail.
Roughly one in five conservatives, churchgoers and Christian evangelicals are undecided.
Thompson has a slight edge over Giuliani among the half of all Republicans who attend weekly religious services as well as among those who call themselves born-again Christians. McCain and Romney lag in both categories.
A scattered or less-than-enthusiastic religious right does not necessarily indicaste an overall waning of the movement. The religious right's demise was greatly exaggerated in the past as well, including after Christian Coalition folded its tents.
The context of the article:
The White House hopefuls will make their pitches this weekend to a few thousand "values voters" gathering in Washington for a summit sponsored by the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group.
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