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Romney wins backing from Paul Weyrich

[...] Paul M. Weyrich, considered by many to be the father of the modern religious conservative movement (he co-founded the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority and the Free Congress Foundation), on Monday became the latest in a string of prominent conservative leaders to endorse Mitt Romney for president.

Weyrich's support could help Romney make further inroads with evangelical Christian leaders who consider his Mormon faith heretical, and could also aid Romney in blunting the surging candidacy of Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher who is an ally of the causes that are dear to Weyrich. [...]

I guess the good news is that the RR is continuing to be fractured so far.