Candidates vie for conservative votes

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/29/7

Politics and religion might occupy separate spheres in some parts of the country, but as Mississippians prepare to elect a governor, they’re being inundated with messages that intertwine the ballot box and the old, rugged cross.

National Republicans have enjoyed a solid alliance with conservative Christian groups the past couple of decades.

Democrats, though, aren’t giving an inch this year in this mostly Protestant, buckle-of-the-Bible-Belt state.