Anonymous Iowa Christian group launches attack on Gingrich
By Cameron Joseph - 11/29/11 04:49 PM ET
An anonymous Iowa group — Iowans for Christian Leaders in Government — is circulating a letter slamming Newt Gingrich’s marital infidelities and warning Bob Vander Plaats, a top Iowa social conservative, that his group better not back the former House Speaker.
Vander Plaats is perhaps the most well-known social conservative in the state, and his group plans to endorse either Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum or Michele Bachmann for president. His group’s endorsement could be key for any Republican looking to unite evangelicals, who make up a large part of the Republican base in Iowa, against Mitt Romney.
The letter comes as polling shows Gingrich surging in the presidential race. An Insider Advantage poll out Tuesday showed Gingrich with a 15-point lead in the early caucus state.
“We have serious concerns that your endorsement may be guided, not by prayer and conviction, but by personal benefit and prior relationships. Of which, would seem to lead you toward Newt Gingrich and, needless to say, he is not an acceptable choice among Christians,” the group wrote in the letter, which then detailed infidelities that Gingrich committed as well as those from Vander Plaats’s 2006 gubernatorial running mate, former Rep. Jim Nussle (R-Iowa).
“Mr. Vander Plaats, all of our concerns derive from a larger one that your endorsement may be for sale, either for money or for status,” the group wrote. “Please don’t sell Iowa’s values to the highest bidder. These 30 pieces of silver are simply not worth the weight your conscience will bear as you consider misleading thousands of Christian voters in Iowa into believing Mr. Gingrich represents their values.”more...
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/195997-shadowy-iowa-christian-group-slams-gingrich-iowa-evangelical-leader
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