Monday, October 30, 2006

GOP Religion Hold Weakens

Evangelical-GOP alliance weakens - Yahoo! News: "Of the many disturbing trends for Republicans this campaign season, one of the most troubling is the drop in support among white evangelicals.

The number of conservative Christians with a favorable view of the party has plummeted from 74 percent to 54 percent between 2004 and this year, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Evangelicals comprise more than one-third of GOP voters.

But analysts say it's far too soon to write off the powerful Republican-evangelical alliance that helped the party dominate in the 2004 election..."

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