Republican frontrunner John McCain remains unpopular among Christian conservatives, who said they would rather vote for Democratic contenders Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, according to a new poll.
Only 9.1 per cent of respondents supported McCain, compared to Obama’s 26.3 per cent – which is up 8 per cent from last week – according to GodTube.com. Clinton’s Christian conservative support remains the same from the previous week at 19.6 per cent. Meanwhile, Republican underdog Mike Huckabee has the highest Christian vote, leading the poll at 45 per cent.
“Our poll clearly indicates a dramatic change in the pulse of the Christian voter this election,” said Chris Wyatt, founder and CEO of GodTube.com, in a statement.
“There are a great deal of undecided Christian voters and we’re in discussions with the candidates to address the Christian community directly through GodTube.com’s ongoing election coverage.”
GodTube.com, a users’ video-based social network, has more than 2.5 million monthly visitors and over 280,000 registered Christian users, including 25,000 churches.
While the poll indicates McCain still has a ways to go with winning over Christians, the Arizona senator is doing quite well among GOP leaders.
On Thursday, former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney endorsed McCain in his bid for the White House. The former Massachusetts governor called McCain a true American hero who could lead the United States during this “dangerous hour”.
“In this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror,” Romney said, criticising the Democrats’ stance on the war on terror, according to CNN.
“I disagree with Sen McCain on a number of issues,” Romney said when he announced his decision to bow out of the race. “But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and I agree with him on eliminating al Qaeda and terror worldwide.”
