White Evangelicals, Power, Fear, and Trump
An earlier post mentioned that differentiating the subcategories of category 2 () was very difficult. This post, the first of several on the Christian Right or evangelicals, illustrates this difficulty. I place this post under the category of Christian Right although it mentions the 2016 election in which 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Trump. Since the late ’70s the Christian Right has significantly and continually affected our society and polity. I believe this makes it worthy to treat as a separate subcategory. At times, however, I will treat the Christian Right within the context of Trump’s nomination and election.… Read the rest
“Small Governmentism” and Evangelical Support for Trump
Ie extent and duration of white evangelical Protestant (WEP) support for Trump continues to mystify many. An earlier post summarized John Fea’s (who himself is a WEP) explanation for this support. Marcia Pally provides a somewhat different explanation. She starts her paper by noting dimensions of WEP support for Trump as found in a PRRI survey. Among WEPs, 81% of males and 71% of females voted for Trump in the presidential election as did 68% of those with a college education and 78% of those without a college degree. Since his election, WEP support for Trump has never dropped below 65%.… Read the rest
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