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tony perkins is head of the family research counsel . s iowa in and out steve day had the number one talk show . gon national with salem broadcaster. remarkable person who understands iowa. tony, you saw a value's voters candidate michelle bachmann win this race. never backed away from her position on life and marriage and made it a piece of her message. smart strategy? >> if you look how all of the races ended up. ron paul, the last speech in the straw poll talked about the value issues and value of human life and why you have to stand for life . go back to twen years you had one value voters on the ballot and you had pat robertson and today, the ballot is dominated by social conservatives and that shows that the impact of the value's voters on republican politics is growing. it is not diminishing in request about way. >> mike: steve we have the possibility that the value voters think they need to tone it down this time. we need to focus on jobs and the economy. is there a conflict? do we have to pick one or the other? >> no, you can't h

joining us from baton rouge, louisiana is tony perkins and organizer of last weekend's prayer vigil hosted in georgia. welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> tony, let's start with you. your organization is supporting a values voter bus tour. on board, republican candidates santorum and pawlenty and maybe bachmann. with the state our country is in how much should religion play into politics at this particular time? >> well, i think it guys a lot of what especially social conservatives and evangelicals do with their vote. nearly 40% of primary voters are evangelicals. a survey showed that over the last 20 years, their value set has changed very little. while concerned about the economy they view it through the lenss of the family and the teaching of the church and they understand that when marriage fails, families fracture, government grows, and taxpayers pick up the tab. so they are concerned about the economy, but they know that the family is important when you talk about the economy. >> jonathan, you're uncomfortable with this values voter bus tour. why? >> you know, i