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Iowa Social Conservatives Gain Power, Wrestle with Pragmatism

By Ben Weyl 7/31/07

In 2002, Bill Salier, an Iowa hog farmer, stunned the political world in Iowa and beyond when he won 41 percent of the vote in a Republican primary, his first run for public office.  He challenged four-term U.S. Rep. Greg Ganske for the right to run against U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa's Democratic incumbent. Ganske [...]

Chuck Hurley Fights ‘The Culture’ at Iowa Family Policy Center

By Ben Weyl 7/21/07

The culture, more than the caucuses, is the focus of the Iowa Family Policy Center (IFPC), according to its president, Chuck Hurley. This seems to differ from other organizations such as the Iowa Christian Alliance, Concerned Women for America of Iowa, Iowa Right to Life Committee, or the Network of Iowa Christian Home School Educators [...]

Fred Thompson’s Potential Pro-Choice Past Could Be a Problem for Iowa Social Conservatives

By Ben Weyl 7/9/07

If former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson lobbied for an abortion rights group while still claiming to be personally opposed to abortion, it would be an obstacle to gaining support among the anti-abortion community, according to Kim Lehman, president of the Iowa Right to Life Committee.

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