For weeks now, antigay groups like the National Organization for Marriage have been pouring money into the election in Iowa and stirring up homophobic sentiments among the right wing voters in the state in a desperate attempt to win votes for Republicans and erode the progress that LGBTs have made in the state. Last week it was noted that NOM spent $37,000 on behalf of the Republican candidate. The Republican candidate herself has tried to distance herselffromthese groups. But as ThinkProgress tells us:
Cindy Golding, the Republican candidate in Iowa’s special state Senate election, initially sought to distance herself from the question of same-sex marriage by speaking out against meddling from outside interest groups and saying that she supports a popular vote on the issue in order to focus the state on more pressing economic concerns. But with poll numbers showing her running behind Democrat Liz Mathis, Golding is now actively courting the support of the state’s radical anti-gay conservatives and will accept their endorsement during an event today — on the eve of the state’s special election[.]
So it's no surprise when these fringe elements crawl out of the woodwork for everyone to see: