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2018 Elections
Robb Ryerse: An Evangelical, Pro Gay Rights, Small Government, Medicare for All, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Confederate Monument, Pro Tax Reform, and Green Energy Republican Who Ran for Congress in 2018
Learn more here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyWvVDU23RU&w=560&h=315] Ryerse is a graduate of Summit University (formerly Baptist Bible College) in Clarks Summit, PA and Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatfield, PA. Summit University has roots in the fundamentalist General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. ...
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759,935 American Voters Pulled a Lever for Members of “The Squad” in 2018
In 2018: 110,318 voters in New York’s 14th Congressional District voted for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This district is 18.41% white. 267,703 voters in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District voted for Ilhan Omar. The district is 67.39% white. 165,355 voters in Michigan’s 13th...
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Stacy Abrams Meets With American Historians
Stacy Abrams, who lost a very close race for Georgia governor in November, was in Philadelphia on Friday to talk to American historians in town for the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians. The topic was voter suppression. ...
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Why Do Rural Whites Vote GOP?
Daniel K. Williams of the University of West Georgia explains why rural white voters, once a stronghold of the Democratic Party, started voting Republican. Here is a taste of his piece at History News Network: If there was one demographic...
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The Evangelical Vote in Key 2018 Elections
Last week we pointed out a few key races in the 2018 midterm elections where evangelicals might make a significant difference. Over at New York Magazine, Ed Kilgore tells us how white evangelicals actually voted. Here is a taste of his...
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Why Did So Many Hispanics in Florida Pull the Lever for DeSantis Instead of Gillum?
The pundits seemed baffled by the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race between Rep. Rick DeSantis (R) and Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum (D). Here is a taste of an article at the Atlanta Black Star: Initial Election Day results showed that a significant...
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“If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row”
Cindy Hyde-Smith is a Republican politician who represents Mississippi in the United States Senate. On November 27 she will face Mike Espy, an African-American Democrat and former Mississippi Secretary of Agriculture, in a run-off election. Donald Trump has endorsed Hyde-Smith....
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The “Good News” for Trump is that White Evangelicals “Just Don’t Care”
75% of white evangelicals voted Republican yesterday. Writer Jacob Lupfer offers his take on what this means. Here is a taste of his Religion News Service piece: “As evangelicals win with Trump, little ‘good news’ is left in the religious...
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What Should We Make of Yesterday’s Exit Polls on Religious Voters?
Mark Silk of Religion News Service interprets the exit polls: White evangelicals voted for Republicans. (Surprise!) Protestants constituted less than half of the electorate for the first time in U.S. history Catholics were split, but they leaned Democratic. This may...
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Who are the “Good Christian People” Who Re-Elected Steve King?
Last night the people of the 4th Iowa Congressional District re-elected Steve King. Here is King’s track record: He is a white nationalist He favors a concrete border wall He has compared immigrants to dogs and retweets Nazi sympathizers. He...
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Post-Election Spin From the Court Evangelicals
Here is what the court evangelicals are saying today: I agree here with Jack Graham. Yes, life and liberty were on the ballot yesterday. Life in the womb and after the baby is born. Liberty for all men and women:...
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Taking Care of Business
7:45am: Voted at my local polling place 12:00pm: At Princeton University for an event on Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Center for the Study of Religion. 2:15pm: On Canadian television ...
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What Will White Evangelicals Do at the Polls Tomorrow?
I see a lot of online articles on this topic. The answer is simple. The overwhelming majority of those who identify with the term “evangelical” will vote for Republican candidates. Here are a some close races where the white evangelical...
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This Appears to be an Actual Billboard and it is Blasphemy and Idolatry
It apparently appears in Saint Louis, Missouri and outside of Waco, Texas. Read more here and here. I am pretty sure that this is considered blasphemy:...
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Midterms-Related Twitter is on Fire Right Now
Here are a few random tweets: Princeton American historian Kevin Kruse: The reviews are in, and the race-baiting ad full of outright lies is a hit with its intended audience! pic.twitter.com/ejN47Ej4nY — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 5, 2018 Conservative...
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This Morning on CNN
Here is the video. I am not sure how long it will be up. Fast forward to about the 19 minute mark: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pTgmdn2bwk&w=560&h=315]...
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Pro-Life Women for Beto O’Rourke
Earlier this month, New York Times religion reporter Elizabeth Dias did a story on evangelical women who are supporting Beto O’Rourke over Ted Cruz in the Texas Senate race. One of the women quoted in that piece said “I care as much...
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More Trump Fear-Mongering
Trump once again tries to scare the base into voting GOP next Tuesday. Trump tweeted this ad today. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-nm0vQwO5c&w=560&h=315] This is the stuff I wrote about in Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump. This is why many evangelicals...
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Penn Live Endorses George Scott in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District
A lot of his here in south central Pennsylvania are following the congressional race in the 10th District. Trump loyalist and incumbent Scott Perry (R) is running against Lutheran clergyman (ELCA) George Scott (D). Because of the newly redrawn congressional maps...
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