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Social Issues are Important, Sort of

Jun. 16, 2011 9:00 am
The Iowa Independent reports this am on Bob Vander Plaats' assertion that social issues are an important, defining factor for caucus hopefuls:
“Core value issues are important to the Iowa voter,” Vander Plaats, CEO of the conservative-leaning The Family Leader, said. “Regardless of how well a candidate starts out, those core value issues will be the first thing to talk about and establish that trust level with voters. We want a candidate to be who they say they are and stand by their stances. Candidates who want to play games when it comes to core value issues will be seen by voters as playing politics as usual and pandering.”
Important. First thing. Except on the Family Leader website. When you click on several issue areas, this is what you see:
Talking points, articles, and research coming soon.
Where are the candidates supposed to get their core marching orders now? I'm sure it will be updated any day now. The site's 'donate' button is in full working order, btw.
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