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When Vander Plaats invited Trump because of his "bold stance" on Obama's birth certificate

From Real Clear Politics

In a sign that history may soon repeat itself, Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of the influential Christian conservative group, told RCP in an interview that Trump “sure would be” a serious candidate in 2016 if he decides to run.

“I think the best predictor of the future is to look at the past, and he’s been a pretty successful guy, so I wouldn’t count him out,” Vander Plaats said. “We’re really looking forward to having Mr. Trump join us. Because we’re in Iowa, I think we also have a responsibility to make sure that everybody has a fair playing field.”

Vander Plaats pointed to Trump’s protectionist-tinged rhetoric on trade with China and his “bold stance on Obama’s record regarding what the birth certificates say” as reasons why the host of NBC’s “The Apprentice” continues to attract interest from rank-and-file conservatives in the nation’s first voting state.

FLASHBACK!

Birth certificates? Is that how the FAMiLY Leader plans to win in 2014?

When Democrats saw Vander Plaats was going back to the birther argument they were all like:

When Scott Conroy got that quote from Vander Plaats he was all like:

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When Bob Vander Plaats was on WHO-TV's The Insiders

When he said he wasn't there to judge, but proceeded to lecture, everyone was all like:

When Sen. McCoy was listening to him compare incest to gay marriage:

During the whole interview, Dave Price was all like:

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When Bob Vander Plaats said the Senate should reconsider Robert Cramer, but rules don't allow it

EVERYONE was all like:

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Don't destroy our judicial system. Vote to keep our judges.

  Enlarge Charlie Neibergall/AP

" Bob Vander Plaats, president of The Family Leader (right) speaks before a bus tour to urge Iowans to vote state Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins off the bench, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday.

A battle is under way in Iowa over whether a state Supreme Court justice can keep his job.

Critics have launched an all-out campaign to throw him off the bench because of his ruling three years ago clearing the way for same-sex marriage. The judge's supporters are fighting back, but they may need to get over their reluctance to mix politics and the judiciary.

Christian conservatives are still energized by their victory in 2010, when they voted down three justices for their same-sex marriage ruling. Judges in Iowa are appointed, not elected, but they face periodic retention votes to keep their jobs.

This year, Justice David Wiggins is on the ballot. And the conservatives are taking their "No Wiggins" campaign on a bus tour this week. Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke at the start of the tour on Monday. Boarding the bus near the state capital, evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats rallied for a repeat of the 2010 vote."