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Republicans Make Their Pitches to Social Conservatives in Iowa, Emphasizing Marriage

Carly Fiorina and Bobby Jindal are well-received in the key nominating state.
Bobby Jindal, Republican governor of Louisiana, speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition presidential forum at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, April 25, 2015.

Bobby Jindal, Republican governor of Louisiana, speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition presidential forum at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, April 25, 2015.

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WAUKEE, Iowa—Carly Fiorina and Bobby Jindal are not the two names most often discussed in the still-forming 2016 Republican presidential race, yet they received some of the strongest applause and laughter from social conservatives gathered Saturday evening in the state that votes first.

They were among nine declared or likely candidates who pitched themselves to more than 1,000 social conservatives during a five-hour session in an evangelical church in suburban Des Moines at an event sponsored by the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition. The speakers criticized Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama while mostly avoiding direct engagement with each other.

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