Fun facts
Just some odd tidbits from the latest ABC/WaPo polling.
From the WaPo version,
Evangelicals account for 31 of all Republicans and Republican leaners, and 37 percent of likely Republican primary voters.....
Among all Americans just 27 percent say a political leader should rely on his or her religious beliefs in making policy decisions, a new low in ABC/Post polling.
From the WaPo version,
Huckabee's challenge is to pick up support more broadly. While 20 percent of conservatives back his candidacy, he draws only 8 percent from moderate and liberal Republicans..
posted by mikevotes at
8:10 AM
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Just wondering...
Not to underestimate the power of the Religious Right political machine, but does the traditional media give them more legitimacy than they are due? I think yes. I know that in the broader Christian community there it great frustration that whenever the media need a "christian" voice it is ALWAYS from the Religious Right, Inc. (Or the Catholic League). Millions and millions of dissenting religious voices are gagged by the traditional medias obsession with the Falwellian types.
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Unknown, at 12:16 PM
Yeah. As a general point I agree regarding their representation in the media, but I think one of the reasons that is true is because their political organization is one of the strongest.
Within their defined group, they vote heavy and in a block with high organized turnout and issue response.
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mikevotes, at 12:34 PM
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