...But all this little mattered little to his evangelical base. In June of 2016, Trump met with nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians during a conference for conservative leaders in an attempt to win over a voting bloc that has consistently helped sway the GOP vote. He received a standing ovation before taking the stage, and in the months that followed ― full of controversies that would have likely crippled other candidates ― evangelicals remained his loyal fans.
Come November, more than 80 percent of white evangelicals threw their support behind Trump.
Saturday, June 03, 2017
Hypocrite Thou Name Is Evangelical
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