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John Rich Joins Thompson on the Trail
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ABC News' Christine Byun Reports: Marking his second swing through Iowa since announcing his candidacy, Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson will bringing a little bit of Nashville star power to the Heartland tomorrow.
John Rich, of the country music duo Big and Rich, will be joining Thompson on campaign trail on Monday. Rich has been a supporter of the former Tennessee senator and has performed at fundraisers for the candidate.
On Saturday, after attending a presidential forum in Wyoming, Thompson and his wife, Jeri, stopped by the Iowa Christian Alliance annual awards dinner in Clive, Iowa. The Thompsons greeted guests at the buffet line, shaking hands with more than 700 local voters as they heaped fried chicken and cheesy potatoes onto their plates.
Iowa Christian Alliance President Steve Scheffler, who met with Thompson over the summer, said members of his organization will be watching Thompson as he meets with Iowans during the next couple of days. Scheffler said they have not heard as much about Thompson compared to his GOP competitors, and will be judging all candidates on their stances on abortion and same-sex marriages. The Iowa Christian Alliance does not endorse candidates, but publishes voters guides. Scheffler stressed a candidate's support for a state and federal constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages is "an absolute essential" in winning his vote.
Thompson has not yet committed to pledging to support for such a measure. The former lawyer-actor has instead talked about a constitutional amendment that forbids states from imposing their marriage laws on other states, which reportedly did not sit well with Focus on the Family's Dr. James Dobson, who has since expressed that he will not be supporting Thompson.
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