No one who seeks the Republican nomination for the presidency can hope to emerge victorious without the support of social conservatives, arguably the largest and most dynamic constituency in the GOP primaries.
They comprise a majority of voters in many early primaries, among them Iowa, South Carolina, and Florida. Moreover, coupled with tea party activists they turn out consistently and heavily on election days.
So it is no surprise that leaders like Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, and Jon Huntsman who are seeking their party’s nomination for president of the United States are speaking to grass-roots activists from every state in the Union who are looking for a candidate to support.
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