Here's an article about evangelical influence on elections from the Colorado Springs Gazette. They write, "Evangelical Christians in El Paso County can take some good news and some bad news from the recent election. The good news is that the Ted Haggard debacle a week before the election appeared to have little impact on results...
"The bad news for evangelicals who remain loyal Republicans is that their influence may wane in a party that is looking to swerve to America's middle so that it can better compete with Democrats. The drubbing taken by Sen. Rick Santorum, the Republican evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, underscored what looks like a big swing of the political pendulum. The looming question comes down to this: Did Republicans lose their religion or did they scare off moderates with religious zealotry? 'I think the big story of 2006 is the support for Democrats by religious moderates,' said David Domke, a professor at the University of Washington who has written several books on the relationship between evangelicals and the Republican Party. 'The GOP is not the only game in town for Christian voters,' Domke said. 'The Democrats have made tremendous inroads.' The best Colorado example is Gov.-elect Bill Ritter, an antiabortion Catholic who spent three years as a missionary in Zambia. Throughout the campaign, no one questioned Ritter[base ']s faith. It allowed the Democrat to focus on education, the environment, the economy and other key issues. He won handily."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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