As many have previously observed, Rick seems almost too willing to talk about moral issues while not adequately addressing the economy and jobs; which are primary to most voters right now. Rick already has the religious right vote “dialed in” ...so why does he feel the need to keep proving himself on moral issues???
It's the only thing he's comfortable talking about because that's where he's based his political career in the past and well known in congress for just that.
Further he simply isn't abreast of the issues as we see him struggle time and again to frame his position trying to remember what he was told to say.