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Sept. 18-19, 2009--The Values
Voter Summit 2009 drew about 1,800 registrants to the Omni Shoreham
Hotel. This was the second
major conservative gathering in a week, following up on the Sept.
12 Taxpayer March on Washington. Eight months into the Obama
administration, many of the
speakers forsaw a conservative comeback.
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| Tony Perkins,
president of the Family Research Council (a lead sponsor), said
enthusiasm was much greater than at last year's summit. |
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Five 2012 presidential prospects
appeared. Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN),
former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) and former
Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) addressed the summit, while former Sen. Rick
Santorum (R-PA) spoke at a
closed event. Slightly fewer than 600 people participated in the
straw poll; Huckabee won with about 28.5% and Romney, Palin, Pawlenty
and Pence were closely grouped around 12%.
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