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Meet The Influential Leader Of Ted Cruz's Iowa Fan Club
http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/04/09/meet-the-influential-leader-of-ted-cruzs-iowa-f/203213ABC News: Steve Deace Is Iowa's "Conservative Hitmaker - And Hitman." ABC News crowned Deace "Iowa radio's Christian conservative hitmaker -- and hitman," noting how the radio host was influential in helping Mike Huckabee upset Mitt Romney in the 2008 Iowa caucuses:
Four-years ago, in the run-up to the 2008 Iowa caucuses, the 38-year-old, self-described "conservative blowtorch" and unapologetic opponent of homosexuality and abortion used his then drive-time pulpit to help Mike Huckabee defeat Mitt Romney in his state's contest. Deace trashed Romney on his show at every opportunity, referring to the ex-Massachusetts governor by his first name, ("Willard is not a conservative!" the host frequently declared), and railing against other high-profile Republicans-including Rush Limbaugh-for championing Romney's candidacy.
At the same time, Deace gave Huckabee plenty of valuable airtime. It was on Deace's show in August 2007 that the cash-strapped candidate urged his supporters to get tickets and rides to the influential straw poll in Ames from rival campaigns. Huckabee, who spent virtually nothing on the event, came in a close second to Romney, who burned through more than $1 million on the affair-an early sign of Huckabee's surge. (ABC News, 12/9/11)...
Des Moines Register: Deace Is "Particularly Influential With Christian Conservatives." The Des Moines Register highlighted how Deace is "an unabashed opponent of both gay marriage and abortion who believes the Bible is literally true":
Four-years ago, in the run-up to the 2008 Iowa caucuses, the 38-year-old, self-described "conservative blowtorch" and unapologetic opponent of homosexuality and abortion used his then drive-time pulpit to help Mike Huckabee defeat Mitt Romney in his state's contest. Deace trashed Romney on his show at every opportunity, referring to the ex-Massachusetts governor by his first name, ("Willard is not a conservative!" the host frequently declared), and railing against other high-profile Republicans-including Rush Limbaugh-for championing Romney's candidacy.
At the same time, Deace gave Huckabee plenty of valuable airtime. It was on Deace's show in August 2007 that the cash-strapped candidate urged his supporters to get tickets and rides to the influential straw poll in Ames from rival campaigns. Huckabee, who spent virtually nothing on the event, came in a close second to Romney, who burned through more than $1 million on the affair-an early sign of Huckabee's surge. (ABC News, 12/9/11)...
Des Moines Register: Deace Is "Particularly Influential With Christian Conservatives." The Des Moines Register highlighted how Deace is "an unabashed opponent of both gay marriage and abortion who believes the Bible is literally true":
