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edhopper

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8. White evangelicals now make up 17% of the population

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 08:20 AM

Jul 2020

and he gets 82% of them. BFD, That's roughly 15% of the vote. Everything he does to keep them pushes away more and more of the other 85% of the voters.

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Survey: 82% of White Evangelicals Would Vote for Trump if Elections Were Today [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2020 OP

They are destroying what they claim to love most of all with their rank, rank, rank hypocrisy hlthe2b Jul 2020 #1

And all other 'xians' of apparent caucasian decent who decry the evangelicals... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #2

Trump won in 2016 because most Christians voted for him. Mariana Jul 2020 #19

bottom line, trump has brought massive victories and why would they not support him. They have NO beachbumbob Jul 2020 #3

Sycophant is as... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #4

yep, they all attract each other for sure and karma can help with some of this beachbumbob Jul 2020 #5

In other words, 82% of white evangelicals would vote for a racist, bigot, and sexist if the election still_one Jul 2020 #6

Yep, as would 54% of apparently caucasian catholics... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #7

and over 75% of American Jews will NOT vote for trump, though that isn't listed in still_one Jul 2020 #14

White evangelicals now make up 17% of the population edhopper Jul 2020 #8

And what percent of the population are apparently caucasian catholics and protetants?... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #9

Right now edhopper Jul 2020 #10

Not according to the Pew data presented above... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #11

That chart edhopper Jul 2020 #12

The dark blue is 'strong approve' the light blue is 'approve' and together they give... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #13

A quote/excerpt from your cited source... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #15

That was Jan edhopper Jul 2020 #16

Pew's data appears to contradict that result... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #17

Their support for Trump is religious in nature. Mariana Jul 2020 #18

They have apparently read only parts of their "holy book".. Permanut Jul 2020 #20

Everyone who quotes the Bible does so selectively. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2020 #21