On the recordSeptember 30, 2007
To the degree that the party moves away from those principal issues, social conservatives, evangelicals will move away from the party.
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Tony Perkins
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transcripts.cnn.comTony Perkins: “To the degree that the party moves away from those principal issues, social conservatives, evangelicals will move away…”
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Perkins emphasizes that social conservatives will distance themselves from the Republican Party if it strays from core conservative issues.
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