So far, evangelical voters in three states have weighed in on their preference in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. In both Iowa and New Hampshire, evangelical voters were less likely than non-evangelical voters to support Donald Trump — by 7 and 11 points, respectively. But South Carolina’s primary […] Read more »
Ted Cruz has an evangelical problem
Ted Cruz has an increasingly serious demographic problem. More than 8 of 10 Cruz supporters in South Carolina considered themselves to be evangelical Christians, according to preliminary exit polls. CONT. Kevin Schaul & Kevin Uhrmacher, Washington Post Read more »
‘Unfavorable’ Signs for Ted Cruz in South Carolina
The Ted Cruz campaign has made it very clear how it believes its candidate can win the nomination: by unifying the party’s ideologically consistent and self-described “very conservative” base with the somewhat more populist, evangelical voters who make up the party’s rank and file in the South. … The relatively […] Read more »
The Pope Is Way More Popular Than Donald Trump
Donald Trump took a break from threatening to sue rival candidates on Thursday and appears to be trying to start a holy war with Pope Francis instead. Trump may not care about any resulting eternal judgment, but he might have reason to worry about worldly opinion: Pope Francis has a […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Pope Francis popular, but influence limited
Pope Francis’ comments Thursday that Donald Trump is “not a Christian” if he supports a wall along the Mexican border put the Republican presidential contender in the uncomfortable position of being pitted against a more popular political figure, according to recent polling on the pope’s standing among Americans and American […] Read more »
Marco Rubio downplays Muslim discrimination. So do many Republicans.
Following President Obama’s visit to a Baltimore mosque this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized the move. “Look at today — he gave a speech at a mosque,” Rubio said Wednesday. “Oh, you know, basically implying that America is discriminating against Muslims. …” Whether or not there exists “widespread” and […] Read more »