Sen. Jim DeMint is boycotting CPAC over the inclusion of a gay group.
Washington insiders may believe conservatives have set social issues aside for fiscal ones, but concerns about abortion and gay marriage still drive the conservative base.
Just months after small-government activists helped Republicans win the House, tea-party darling Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has backed an anti-abortion bill and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is boycotting a key conservative conference over the inclusion of a gay group.
Newly selected Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has also made a point of stating his opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.
"Social issues win at the ballot box," said Francis Cannon, who as president of the American Principles Project is leading the boycott of the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference.
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