Vander Plaats and his group are leaders in the state’s Christian conservative movement, which has enormous political influence in Iowa.
“It’s a lot more money” than you typically see allocated in Iowa, said Steffen Schmidt, an emeritus political science professor at Iowa State University who studies political spending in the state.
“We endorsed Rick Santorum and he stormed to a caucus victory due to our base of supporters,” Vander Plaats wrote.
Dunwell referred a request for comment to Vander Plaats, who said Dunwell had been paid as an “independent contractor” since June.
You like being around them,” Vander Plaats said on conservative podcast host Steve Deace’s show on Monday.
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