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Mr. Santorum could get a bit of a lift from the departure of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who announced Wednesday she was suspending her campaign after her own strong social-conservative pitch moved less than 5% of Iowa voters.

Multifront Attack Awaits Romney in New Hampshire Neil King Jr. 2012

Just as the former Massachusetts governor benefited from a fractured social-conservative electorate in Iowa, Mr. Romney appears likely to be helped by a split tea-party vote Tuesday in New Hampshire.

Campaign Watch 2012

It's not too surprising to see the official social-conservative and religious-right organizations taking this stand.

A response to the CPAC boycotters Jennifer Rubin 2011

The Republican front-runner will be buffeted by both Santorum, the social-conservative champion who lost by just eight votes, and by Gingrich as he heads for primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

What's News: World-Wide 2012

Republicans hungering for a strong social-conservative alternative to Mr. Romney concede that South Carolina may be their last chance to identify one.

Multifront Attack Awaits Romney in New Hampshire Neil King Jr. 2012

* Valorization of “tradition” (esp. in gender roles), hierarchy and authority (framed in terms of “leadership” and “loyalty”) * Blaming the poor for their own suffering, except for the social-conservative religious-traditionalist rural-aligned poor, who are poor because of all the evil unpatriotic urban classes

Think Progress » Mullen finds ‘little resistance’ among troops to repealing DADT. 2010

The challenge lies in the fact that the ideal contender, even more than normal, has to check two contradictory boxes: He or she has to appeal to the GOP's energized tea-party and social-conservative wings, while also assuring the party's elites of the ability to reach out to more moderate swing voters who usually decide general elections.

Calls Rise To Broaden GOP Field Jonathan Weisman 2011

The 2012 GOP field looks set to be more crowded with candidates seeking the social-conservative mantle than in 2008.

GOP Hopefuls Woo Iowa Homeschoolers Neil King Jr. 2011

Influential social-conservative advocacy groups and pastors met at the end of November to mull a unified endorsement of one candidate.

God and the Economy in Iowa Kimberley A. Strassel 2011

Mitt Romney woke from his photo-finish win in Iowa facing two new forces that will shape the next stage of the fight for the Republican presidential nomination: the rise of a fresh social-conservative champion in Rick Santorum and the emergence of a highly motivated foe in Newt Gingrich.

Multifront Attack Awaits Romney in New Hampshire Neil King Jr. 2012