Sam Brownback, The Fly in Mitt's Ointment

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) is a self-anointed, one-man truth squad whose sole mission in the Republican presidential race seems to be to make life miserable for Mitt Romney. And he seems to be succeeding.

Both candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are making a strong bid for the evangelical Christian vote.

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Conservative Christians, a major part of the GOP voter base, regard Brownback as a cult hero. It’s his hope to ride their support to victory in Iowa.

Meanwhile, former Massachusetts Gov. Romney has to overcome the distrust some evangelicals feel toward his Mormon faith and his liberal state.