White Evangelical Women, Core Supporters of Trump, Begin Tiptoeing Away
By MICHAEL TACKETTMARCH 11, 2018
GRAPEVINE, Tex. — Carol Rains, a white evangelical Christian, has no regrets over her vote for President Trump. She likes most of his policies and would still support him over any Democrat. But she is open to another Republican.
“I would like for someone to challenge him,” Ms. Rains said, as she sipped wine recently with two other evangelical Christian women at a suburban restaurant north of Dallas. “But it needs to be somebody that’s strong enough to go against the Democrats.” Her preferred alternative: Nikki R. Haley, the United Nations ambassador and former South Carolina governor. One of her friends, Linda Leonhart, agreed. “I will definitely take a look to see who has the courage to take on a job like this and do what needs to be done,” she said.
While the men in the pulpits of evangelical churches remain among Mr. Trump’s most stalwart supporters, some of the women in the pews may be having second thoughts. As the White House fights to silence a pornographic actress claiming an affair with Mr. Trump, and a jailed Belarusian escort claims evidence against the American president, Mr. Trump’s hold on white evangelical women may be slipping.
According to data from the Pew Research Center, support among white evangelical women in recent surveys has dropped about 13 percentage points, to 60 percent, compared with about a year ago. That is even greater than the eight-point drop among all women.
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THey need running shoes!
I could be wrong. Since I reached the almost incredible 100th post the air is thinner and my brain has noticed some lack of clarity so go easy on me....
But what if it is just "easier" to vote Republican??
evangelicals.......abortion, gay rights, prayer in schools, threats to traditional symbols such as Christmas
conservatives.....gun control, patriotism, welfare queens, immigrant crime (racism in a mask), taxes, defense, voter fraud
Democrats seem to have a more thoughtful process which may be more "liquid" if I may. Would anyone care to explain healthcare to a Republican who has insurance through their employer? I don't, and I probably would screw it up anyway, not that they would listen. Meanwhile it seems to me that Repubs have been hammering us on the same basic issues for...oh....about fifty years now.
Dems devise complex political solutions (correctly) which immediately eliminates anyone who does not understand them.
Repubs devise easily understood solutions that rarely change and have an enormous shelf-life.
It just seems like the right has had the easier road to explain. Now that ...what....70% of cable news is slanted that way it makes it even easier for them.
When things get too complicated, people just watch Andy Griffith. Which is probably what I will be doing in about an hour....
