… Republicans running for president face a choice in responding to the court’s ruling. They could try to use the strong emotions same-sex marriages evoke as a way to mobilize conservative voters in primaries, but potentially at the cost of undermining their campaigns in next year’s general election. Or they […] Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texans Divided on Gay Marriage
Texas voters are split on whether gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry and on whether businesses should be required to provide services to them, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »
A Tale of Two Governors
In politics, you have two choices: you can get in front of a wave or get slammed by a wave. Earlier this spring we saw Indiana Governor Mike Pence get walloped by a wave of his own making with his poor roll-out – and even worse public defense of – […] Read more »
Support for Nontraditional Candidates Varies by Religion
Despite tidal shifts over the past 60 years in Americans’ willingness to support a well-qualified black, female, Catholic or Jewish candidate for president to the point that these are now widely accepted, significant segments of Americans still don’t endorse candidates who are gay or lesbian, evangelical Christian, Muslim, atheist or […] Read more »
Most Americans Believe Protests Make the Country Better
With the Fourth of July fast approaching, the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute released new data on American perspectives on what makes someone truly American and what makes the U.S. unique in the world. The survey found that a majority (63 percent) of Americans believe that protests challenging unfair treatment […] Read more »
GOP Pollster to Christian Group: Balance Ideology With Electability
A top Republican pollster on Friday stressed to a gathering of the Christian right the need for an electable Republican presidential nominee, saying a nominee who can beat Hillary Rodham Clinton is a top priority among Republican voters. With a wide open Republican field, Glen Bolger told the Faith and […] Read more »