Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is in trouble, and his problem could be the religious right.

The firebrand with a fairly conservative voting record has recently begun to amass a long record of statements that range from racially insensitive to clearly racist. Now a poll shows him up by only 1 point in his district that should be totally safe. Also recently, he’s positioned himself uncomfortably close to white nationalists and anti-Semites, earning a rebuke from his own party.