Evangelist Robertson endorses pro-torture Giuliani

November 7, 2007

Pat Robertson is endorsing Rudy Giuliani for President despite Giuliani's pro-torture and pro-abortion stances.

Robertson,a television evangelist and the Christian Coalition's leader said "The Giuliani campaign hopes this endorsement will help with inroads among evangelical Christians."

Robertson is best known for a rambling statement after the World Trade Center attacks saying that America "deserved" 9/11.

It was Robertson's 1988 presidential campaign that, while unsuccessful, cemented evangelical voters as a dominant force within the Republican Party.

Robertson has repeatedly praised Giuliani despite their major differences on social policy, such as abortion and gay marriage.

Both men say a friendship developed after a long conversation on a plane during a trip to Israel several years ago. Another thing both men have in common is that they are prostate cancer survivors.

Giuliani is the frontrunner in the national polls, but he trails in surveys in many of the early primary and caucus states, among them Iowa and South Carolina, where social conservative voters make up a major part of the Republican voting electorate.