WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious activists in the Republican Party, bolstered by House Speaker John Boehner"s sudden exit, say the next GOP presidential nominee must share their uncompromising stance on abortion rights, gay marriage and other priorities.
The Family Research Council Action"s annual Values Voter Summit drew nearly 2,700 activists to Washington this weekend.
The group"s president, Tony Perkins, says a GOP candidate cannot win a primary and succeed in the general election without voters who are socially conservative.
Participants cheered Boehner"s announcement Friday that he would resign from Congress by the end of October. That the veteran congressman was viewed by many in the party base as unwilling to do everything possible to thwart Democrats, including shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood funding, was evidence of the deep divide within the GOP.
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