GOP Candidates Compete for Most Anti-Abortion Title in Iowa
- Amanda Winkler - Christian Post
- Oct 23, 2011
Six of the GOP presidential candidates competed for the votes of conservative Christians Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, claiming to be more Christian and more conservative than their opponents. However, there was not a clear winner at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition as conservative Christians still appear to be divided over who they will support in the primaries this January.
About 1,000 people attended the dinner event.
Evangelical voters are not only the backbone of the GOP constituency in general, but especially in Iowa. In the 2008 campaign season, it was former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s support among evangelical voters nationwide and in Iowa that propelled him to the forefront with victories in the GOP caucuses. This time around, however, there has not been any one single candidate that has exclusively caught the voting bloc’s eye.
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