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September 1, 2010
Values and the 2010 Elections

Election Results Highlight Disconnect Between Grassroots and Political Elite, Consultants

 Posted by Catherine Snow

The tenuous relationship between grassroots conservatives and the “conservative establishment” appears to be a reflection of a deeper issue – the ongoing contention between social and fiscal conservatives.

Yet, what is evident to grassroots conservatives still seems to escape the establishment: Social issues, such as marriage and life, still do matter.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s defeat on Tuesday by political outsider Joe Miller is nothing less than a (Read More)

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