Donald Trump aims to bolster conservative support at Values Voter Summithttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/trump-pence-address-11th-annual-values-voter-summi/Bradford Richardson and Cheryl Wetzstein
September 8, 2016
All eyes will be on Donald Trump this weekend as he attempts to shore up support among social conservatives heading into the final stretch of the presidential race.
The Republican presidential nominee is headlining the 2016 Values Voter Summit in the nation’s capital on Friday evening — the first day of the three-day annual conference hosted by the Family Research Council. Mr. Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will address the gathering of faith-based voters the following evening.
Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council Action, praised the Trump campaign for reaching out to social conservatives.
“The fact that this is the first GOP presidential ticket to attend since the Summit’s inception in 2006, demonstrates an understanding of the importance of values voters in the general election and a desire to work with them in addressing the critical issues facing our nation,” Mr. Perkins said in a statement.
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