All Blog Posts from From The Road

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

(CHICAGO) Barack Obama will deliver a speech on religion today as he continues to reacquaint voters with his biography and reaches out to demographics who typically do not vote Democratic. He will emphasize his work as community organizer in Chicago, and present a plan to get religious groups more involved in government programs.

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

AUBURN HILLS, MICH. -– Mike Huckabee has no official campaign office in Michigan, no paid staffers who’ve been here for months on the ground, only volunteers. His ad buy here is still dwarfed by Mitt Romney’s singular, crushing devotion of money and resources to the state. So, visiting conservative areas with large evangelical communities, Huckabee is using the little time he has to actively court leadership within informal religious networks, the same kind that fueled his win in the Iowa caucus.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

LADY'S ISLAND, S.C. -- Mixing theology and social issues on the campaign trail is rare for Fred Thompson, but he discussed it today answering a question from a member of the audience.

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DIKE AND WATERLOO, IA – Mike Huckabee spent about 20 minutes with reporters on the “Huck-a-Bus” fielding questions, many of which dealt with religion.

“It’s not like [I’m] stepping from the pulpit last Sunday and running for president,” said Huckabee when asked if people should be afraid he would impose his religion on the American public if elected president.

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA –- An audience member pointed out to Mike Huckabee during a Q&A session this morning that there was a percentage of Americans who are not religious. “What do you have in mind for us?”

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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

CARROLL, IOWA -- At the end of a town hall meeting, Mitt Romney told the crowd of about 100 that he would take one more question, and it turned out to be one that proved to be the most interesting of the event: “Are you going to put prayer back in school?”

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From CBS News' Dante Higgins:

WAUKEE, IOWA -- John McCain reacted to Mike Huckabee's comment to the New York Times where he wondered aloud if Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers.

“There is a lot of talk about this and I also think the Bible also says judge not lest you be judged," said McCain. "I believe people are going to select the president on the basis of character, integrity and vision.”

"On the religious issue I continue to be a little surprised that there’s not more focus on more of the issues like health care, education you know the bread and butter issues that people are more concerned about, “ he said.

“All I can say, that if a month ago you would have said Governor Huckabee is in the lead in Iowa I would have said WOW, that’s surprising," McCain added.

"And I think a month from now, 22 days from now you’re going to see some more suprises because this whole cycle is accelerating rather dramatically.”