Going off topic for a moment…

If any of you caught my post the other night about creationism being a vector for Sharron Angle’s comeback, here is a followup with even more to chew upon:

Sharron Angle comes to Iowa, doesn’t rule out presidential bid

Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle of Nevada descended upon the movie premiere of a conservative Christian movie in Johnston tonight, and she wouldn’t say that she was running for president.

But she wouldn’t say that she wasn’t.

“I’ll just say I have lots of options for the future, and I’m investigating all my options,” Angle said before a couple hundred people sat down to watch the premiere of “The Genesis Code,” a $5 million film that aims to present a controversial view on religious freedom and on the balancing act between faith and science.

Angle, who nearly beat Senate Majority leader Harry Reid in last year’s highly contested Senate race, promoted the movie as “family values” entertainment.

Angle, along with Republican National Committeeman Steve Scheffler and Republican National Committeewoman Kim Lehman, said the movie intends to encourage civil discourse about the big questions of life, from creation to end-of-life issues.

“It’s a controversial movie. We planned it that way,” said Rev. Jerry Zandstra, the executive in charge of production for the movie. “We are in Iowa now. We are in New Hampshire tomorrow. That is intentional.”

[Angle] didn’t rule out the possibility of returning to Iowa soon.

“Please, just invite me back,” she said to Iowans.

Ohhkaaayyy… so let’s then go to New Hampshire and see what happened with that screening:

New Hampshire Republicans Flocking to Conservative Film Premiere

New Hampshire Republicans are buzzing about tonight’s local premiere of “The Genesis Code,” a film that examines the intersection between faith and science and premiered in Iowa on Wednesday night.

The Granite State’s free screening will be hosted by the leading local conservative group, Cornerstone Action, and includes a speaking program topped by tea party favorite Ovide Lamontagne, who narrowly lost last year’s GOP Senate primary to Sen. Kelly Ayotte.

Lamontagne is considered a top New Hampshire recruit for prospective presidential candidates. Another unsuccessful Senate candidate and tea party favorite, Nevada’s Sharron Angle, made headlines when she attended the movie’s Iowa premiere. Angle wouldn’t rule out a presidential bid.

A local Republican strategist told Roll Call that creationism is expected to be a top issue for social conservatives as they interview GOP presidential candidates in the coming months. The issue came up twice in New Hampshire presidential debates last cycle.

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It’s pretty clear that the ground forces for the GOP in the lead off states for candidate selection are creating a creationism-test for any wanna-be GOP presidential contenders.

I dare any Republican who wants to be President to try and swim upstream against that.