Legendary evangelist Pat Robertson, who built a small Virginia radio station into a vast religious broadcasting network and even ran for president over a career that spanned more than six decades, has died at age 93. …

Robertson became a powerful force among conservative Christians, hosting the popular “700 Club” television show and the Christian Coalition that he founded. His backing was routinely courted by Republican politicians, and in 1988, he ran for president himself.

Although he lost the White House bid to George H.W. Bush, he placed second in the Iowa caucuses, propelled by support from the state’s evangelicals and a savvy strategy of turning petitions to get him to run into a formidable ground game..