Original sentence: He garnered much of his support from social conservatives, including his corporate sponsors, some religious groups, three organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as anti-gay hate groups,  and Republican politicians including Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee
Edited sentence: He garnered much of his support from social conservatives, including his corporate sponsors, some religious groups, three organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as anti-gay hate groups, but one such SPLC designation has been criticized as being reckless and absurd, and Republican politicians including Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee, who said that Robertson's views are the same as those held by Barack Obama in 2008