A majority of the 2012 GOP contenders are slated to speak this weekend at the 2011 Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. The event will be happening throughout Saturday culminating in a presidential straw poll. According to the schedule, here is when the 2012 GOP candidates will be speaking.
Friday, October 7th, 2011: Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann
Saturday, October 8th, 2011: Ron Paul and Mitt Romney
You can watch the event live on C-SPAN or at this live stream.
Continue reading for video of each candidate’s speech.
Rick Santorum already spoke this morning and here is a 3 minute excerpt of his remarks courtesy MSNBC:
Texas Governor Rick Perry also spoke this morning, here is video of his entire speech:
So far the most notable speech has come from Herman Cain who, apparently, was met with thunderous applause throughout his speech. Here is Herman Cain’s entire speech courtesy MRC-TV:
Here is Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s entire speech:
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney addressed the group Saturday morning, here is his entire speech:
Here is Ron Paul’s address to the crowd. Apologies for video quality, it has been the only footage available so far.
Update:
Ron Paul won the Values Voter straw poll, Cain came in second.
