The Sioux City Journal today reports that leading Republican veterans in Iowa are troubled that social conservatives have key positions in the party during an election year in which household economic matters could prove decisive.

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Mary Lundby, former Iowa Senate Republican leader from Marion, said many GOP voters in the state are more worried about the economy and energy prices than they are about social issues like abortion or gay rights.

And the election of social conservatives as the state party’s national party committeeman and committeewoman has caused friction within the party, said Ray Hoffmann, a former Republican Party of Iowa chairman from Sioux City.