SNEAK PEEK: 'Cause I Gotta Have Faith…'
The reaction to Romney's speech was largely positive but a big question remains
December 6, 2007— -- 28 Days Until the Iowa Caucuses
Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech is in the books and the reviews from conservative Christian leaders have been largely positive (or at least not overtly critical).
Pundits, reporters, and presidential candidates all have weighed in on the speech today but there is no way the post-game analysis can definitively answer the big question that remains: Will the speech address the concerns and answer the questions of evangelical Christian voters who have said they are uncomfortable with the idea of a Mormon president?
So how did the speech play beyond the cable television studios inside the Beltway? Romney will get his first opportunity to take the temperature of Iowa voters when he speaks at a campaign event at 1:15 pm ET in Des Moines Friday.
ABC News' John Berman reports that Romney will be talking about the military Friday and campaign aides say they have no plans to address the religion issue again.
Romney will not have to share the Hawkeye State Friday with main rival Mike Huckabee.
Huckabee, whose surge in recent Iowa polls may have made moved up the timeline the faith speech ventures beyond the Hawkeye State and has his most jam-packed campaign day yet.
Huckabee barnstorms through the Carolinas with six events over 12 hours, including a media availability and an AARP forum.
Tivo Alert! ABC News' Charles Gibson sits down with Hillary Clinton for the latest in World News' "Who Is?" series on the presidential candidates.
Clinton tells Gibson how when she was 14 years old she wrote a letter to NASA to ask what she had to do to become an astronaut.
"They said be a man. I was crushed. I couldn't believe it," Clinton said. "So I was what, eighth grade? I'd never had anybody tell me I couldn't do something because I was a girl. To have my government tell me that there was something I couldn't do because I was a girl was shocking to me."
Clinton also discusses her experiences as a student leader at Wellesley, why she was reluctant to marry Bill Clinton and how she thinks strong women are perceived in this country.
Gibson's interview airs at 6:30 pm ET tonight on World News.
As if things weren't competitive enough on the campaign trail, now it's Obama v. Clinton for a Grammy.
Former president Bill Clinton is up against the Illinois senator in the Best Spoken Word Album category – Clinton for his reading of his book "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" and Obama for his reading of his book "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream." LINK
Also competing for the Grammy: Maya Angelou, Jimmy Carter and Alan Alda.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on Feb. 10, 2008, after the Super Duper Tuesday primaries on Feb. 5.
Obama already has one Grammy Award. He won in the same category in 2006 for his readings of the autobiographical "Dreams of my Father."
That year he beat out Garrison Keillor, Al Franken, Sean Penn and George Carlin.Second Tivo Alert!
Grammy nominee, one of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007 – the only Bill Clinton is missing this week is being named as a finalist for the Heisman Award.
The former president sat down with Barbara Walters for her special, 'Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007' which will air Friday at 10 p.m. ET LINK
If his wife wins the 2008 presidential election, would the former president sit in on cabinet meetings?
"Only if asked," Clinton told Walters. "And I think it would only be wise if it were on a specific issue. I think it's better for me to give her my advice privately most of the time."
On the Campaign Trail. . .
RUDY GIULIANI
-- 1:00 pm ET: Delivers remarks to Illinois Manufacturer's Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL
--6:15 pm ET: delivers remarks at town hall meeting, Chicago, IL
MITT ROMNEY
--1:15 pm ET: Attends a campaign event, Des Moines, IA
MIKE HUCKABEE
--7:30 am ET: Attends fundraiser, Charlotte, NC (closed press)
--9:00 am ET: Hosts media availability, Charlotte, NC
--12:15 pm ET: Attends fundraiser hosted by Gregg Malphrus, Bluffton, SC
--2:30 pm ET: Participates in an AARP-sponsored forum, Bluffton, SC
--5:15 pm ET: Receives Low Country endorsement, North Charleston, SC
--7:00 pm ET: Speaks at the North Myrtle Beach Republican Club Christmas party, North Myrtle Beach, SC
JOHN MCCAIN
--8:00 am ET: Attends town hall meeting, Atkinson, NH
--9:00 am ET: Holds media availability, Atkinson, NH
--12:45 pm ET: Attends Pearl Harbor Day and Veterans Commemoration, Hampstead, NH
--8:20 pm ET: Attends town hall meeting and holds media availability, Bedford, NH
FRED THOMPSON
--11:40 am ET: Announces Ohio delegate team, Columbus, OH
--Attends lunch fundraiser, Columbus, OH (closed press)
--3:30 pm ET: Holds meet and greet, Davenport, IA
--6:20 pm ET: Attends Iowa Farm Bureau annual meeting dinner, Des Moines, IA
As for the Democrats. . .
HILLARY CLINTON
-- 7:00 pm ET: Attends "Take Your Buddy to Caucus"campaign event, Des Moines, IA
BARACK OBAMA
--10:15 pm ET: Attends campaign event, Chicago, IL
JOHN EDWARDS
-- 11:45 am ET: Attends AARP forum, Manchester, NH (closed to the public)
--12:30 pm ET: Holds press availability, Manchester, NH
--1:30 pm ET: Attends house party, Bedford, NH
--2:35 pm ET: Holds media availability, Bedford, NH
--3:30 pm ET: Attends town hall meeting, Peterborough, NH
--4:40 pm ET: Holds media availability, Peterborough, NH
--6:00 pm ET: Attends town hall, Claremont, NH
--7:15 pm ET: Holds media availability, Claremont, NH
JOE BIDEN
-- 7:30 pm ET: Attends a fundraiser for State Sen. Quirmbach, Bedford, NH
--8:00 pm ET: Holds meet and greet with Boone Country Democrats, Boone, IA
CHRIS DODD
-- 1:00 pm ET: Holds live on-air town hall with Air America's Ed Schultz Radio Show, Burlington, IA
--6:00 pm ET: Attends town hall meeting, Davenport, IA
--9:00 pm ET: Attends house party, Iowa City, IA
BILL RICHARDSON
-- Fundraising in New Mexico
DENNIS KUCINICH
-- 7:15 pm ET: Holds meet and greet fundraiser, Downtown Charlottesville, VA
MIKE GRAVEL
--8:00 pm ET: Delivers remarks at fundraiser, Highland Park, MI
-- 10:15 pm ET: Attends rally, Detroit, MI
At the White House
VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY
-- 2:35 pm ET: Speaks to members of the VFW National World War I Museum, Kansas City, MO
POLITICAL NEWS STORIES ON ABCNEWS.COM
ABC News' Matt Stuart Reports: "Romney Delivers Major Speech on Faith" LINK
ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf, Christine Byun and Kevin Chupka Report: "Rivals React to Romney Religion Speech" LINK
ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: "Clinton vs. Obama...for a Grammy" LINK
ABC News' Jennifer Duck Reports: "Bush Offers Wrong Digits On Housing Crisis" LINK
ABC News Reports: "Bill Clinton: I'd Sit in on Hillary's Cabinet Meetings 'Only If Asked'" LINK
ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: "CIA Admits Destroying Al Qaeda Interrogation Tapes" LINK
POLITICAL VIDEO ON ABCNEWS.COM
Mitt's Mormon MomentMitt Romney: "I will serve no one religion." LINKhttp://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3963336
Bush Sr. Introduces RomneyGeorge H. W. Bush lends Romney his library for the candidate's religion speech. LINK
Ten Year Old Interviews McCainZach Speigel, a young contributor to Scholastic News visits with McCain in N.H. LINK
Mormon in the White HouseMitt Romney prepares for what is being called his make-or-break speech. LINK
Bill Clinton Talks to Barbara WaltersFormer president on what his role would be in a Hillary Clinton White House. LINK
Romney's Big SpeechMitt Romney prepares to deliver his speech on the Mormon religion. LINK
Faith and PoliticsMitt Romney defends his Mormonism. LINK
Service Members Send Holiday WishesAmericans serving overseas send their love to families at home. LINK
Army Sergeants Overseas EngagedMembers of the United States military send holiday greetings to their families. LINK
Huckabee's Parole ControversyDid Mike Huckabee pave the way for a rapist to commit even worse crimes? LINK