Ron Paul has displayed surprising strength among evangelical voters in recent polls despite intense (even desperate) attempts from candidates like Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry to win over the religious community. Paul’s position is no accident, however — the campaign has for months been aggressively reaching out to area churches to try and secure sympathetic pastors’ endorsements and smooth over the rougher edges around Paul’s libertarianism.Paul’s Iowa state director Mike Heath has led the church outreach effort, carefully chronicling his extensive efforts on the campaign’s website. As of this week, he claims to have visited about 300 Iowa-area churches on behalf of Paul.
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