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But the Register poll showed that, at the starting line of her campaign, Ms. Bachmann has already built a strong position in Iowa as a passion candidate,'' thanks to support among social-issue conservatives, her frequent television appearances and her willingness to lock horns with Republican leaders in Washington.
Bachmann Enters Race in Strong Poll Position Patrick O'Connor 2011
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But the Register poll showed that, at the starting line of her campaign, Ms. Bachmann has already built a strong position in Iowa as a passion candidate,'' thanks to support among social-issue conservatives, her frequent television appearances and her willingness to lock horns with Republican leaders in Washington.
Bachmann Enters Race in Strong Poll Position Patrick O'Connor 2011
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Simply posing provocative social-issue questions to Republicans can help Mr. Obama retain half the independent vote that he needs to win in November.
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"The sizable majority among Republican caucus-goers and primary voters is economic conservative, social-issue conservative and agrees with the tea party," says pollster John McLaughlin, whose firm has surveyed both Republicans and tea partiers.
A 'Truce' on Social Issues? Get Real William McGurn 2011
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Just ones that used federal funding as an excuse to impose unrelated social-issue regulations on private citizens.
Barack Obama Will Decide Who Can Visit You In The Hospital | RedState 2010
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He says that in order to do the things that need to be done economically, there will have to be coalitions of people that are often opposed to one another on various social-issue grounds to do that.
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Her repertoire retreated from polemic (though her status partly rests on securing a place for social-issue songs more usually associated with folk music than jazz) and returned to more personal materials in her 60s.
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He says that in order to do the things that need to be done economically, there will have to be coalitions of people that are often opposed to one another on various social-issue grounds to do that.
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Creating documentary films, especially the low budget, social-issue ones, really teaches you about resilience and courage - how far are you willing to go, how broke are you willing to become, in order to tell this story.
Melissa Silverstein: Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You (Hopefully) 2009
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MediaRights, a project of ArtsEngine, Inc., maximizes the the impact of social-issue documentaries and shorts within its community by helping filmmakers reach audiences, educators and librarians bring films into their classroom, and nonprofits and activists integrate media into their campaigns.
MediaRights.org article on transmedia activism Lina Srivastava 2009
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