From The Morning GrindFreshman Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) got rave reviews for his keynote address yesterday to the Sojourners conference, and CNN's John Roberts and Claire Brinberg report on the Democratic Party's efforts to reconnect with "values voters."
"I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people's lives," Obama said in his speech.
Since early last year, Democrats have reached out to religious leaders in an attempt to seek advice on how to promote their goals to people of faith. As CNN's Roberts notes, "at stake is a huge swath of voters across the Midwest and through the South."
And Obama just might be the superstar emissary the party has been looking for to help them reconnect with these voters. See
full transcript of the report.
