Is it the norm that Presidential candidates speak of their "faith"? Are they truthful or pandering to ...

They will say anything to get elected , they are all the same

They are pandering. Romney started it, by claiming to have "religious values". That opened the door for people to ask what those values were...did he believe in the Virgin Birth of Christ, or the sacrifice of Virgins to the Moon God, or what? When people learned he is a Mormon, and that Mormonism is considered a cult by mainstream Christians, Romney became a lightning rod. He sought to win the Mainstream Christian Conservative Evangelical votes...only to learn that he has no hope in Hell of ever doing so. Posing as a Christian fooled no one. Morrmons are not Christians, and Christians know it. That prompted Huckabee, and others, to claim to be "The Real Christian in this race". None are serious about anything but wanting to win the election.

I cant figure out for the life of me why people think thier not truthful...Most Americans are Christain, its not surprising that one will be elected and speak publically about it.

I never believe them when they talk about their faith.. It always seems so forced to me.

I supposed they are the only ones who would know.

yes, quite right