Conservative News--4.12.12

South Korea conservatives win parliamentary poll, boost for Park Reuters By Ju-min Park | SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservative party has clung on to a parliamentary majority, losing less seats than forecast and bolstering the presidential ambitions of its leader Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a strong-arm ... See all stories on this topic »

Activists rate Romney's appeal to Georgia conservatives Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) If the general election becomes a matter of which party can fire up its base more, can Romney inspire the kind of conservative turnout needed to win? Georgia, where Romney finished a solid but distant second to favorite son Gingrich, is a good testing ... See all stories on this topic »

Senator Lugar touts conservative votes in primary debate Reuters By Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the last members of the Senate's "old guard," Republican Richard Lugar, stressed his conservative credentials on Wednesday in a debate with a primary opponent who suggested he was out of touch with ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservatives, Zimmerman and The Trayvon Race Gap Politic365 Yes, these men have served as valid antagonists in conservative horror stories of the political left's agenda being advanced in America. At times, though, both have also been placed as convenient boogeymen by some, used collectively as a handy excuse ... See all stories on this topic »

What Santorum meant to social conservatives Washington Post (blog) By Thomas Peters What Rick Santorum brought to the table this election cycle, and what won over social conservatives, was his inexhaustible energy and conservative conviction. He spoke social conservatism like a native. Vastly out spent, counted out ... See all stories on this topic »

Social conservatives looking for a reason to love Romney Washington Times (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Social conservatives who backed Rick Santorum's presidential campaign said his supporters will get behind Mitt Romney, but warned that the presumptive Republican nominee still has a lot more to do if he wants those activists to ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

South Korea's conservatives headed for a surprise parliamentary win Reuters By Jack Kim | SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives were headed for a surprise victory in a parliamentary election on Wednesday, boosting leader Park Geun-hye's stature as a top presidential contender despite a liberal surge. See all stories on this topic »

Are religious Americans always conservative? Fox News A common refrain in commentary on the primaries has been that Mitt Romney is regarded as insufficiently conservative. This is said to account for a difficulty garnering support from the religiously traditional segments of the Republican base. See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Ruling Favors Conservative Egyptian Candidate New York Times CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Wednesday unexpectedly declined to disqualify for the moment an ultraconservative Islamist from running for president because of his mother's status as an American citizen. The candidate, Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Reasons Why the GOP Can't Nominate a Reliable Conservative The Atlantic Over at The American Spectator Jim Antle attempts to answer a question that is plaguing right-leaning politicos: How can conservatives overcome their losing record in Republican primaries? "Movement conservatives have captured the Republican nomination ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic