Here's why the Republicans' evangelical vote is shrinking -- and why that spells trouble for Trump

[applegrove]

Here’s why the Republicans’ evangelical vote is shrinking — and why that spells trouble for Trump

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/heres-republicans-evangelical-vote-shrinking-spells-trouble-trump/amp/

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A new analysis of the 2018 midterms reveals Republicans did more poorly among Donald Trump’s base than expected — especially among evangelicals.

CNN reported that although evangelical voters both with and without college degrees still vote overwhelmingly for GOP candidates, the size of their voting bloc is shrinking.

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Robert P. Jones, the CEO of the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute, told CNN that in surveys his group did, “evangelical Christians have declined from about 21% of the total population in 2008 to 15% this year.”

This “asymmetrical” shrinking is due to younger and better-educated Christians leaving the faith — leaving older and more conservative members in their wake.

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[applegrove]

1. Maybe that is why the Republicans are finally thinking of pulling away

from Trump.

[Historic NY]

2. They are dying off and not being replaced....

its speeding up/

[Adrahil]

3. Demographically, they are doomed..

... and they know it. It’s why they are trying to stack the deck as much as they came.

[stopbush]

4. Hey, there's a lot of good news in that article.

Chiefly that young people are dumping religion.

[onecaliberal]

5. You cannot be a Christian and hate people that are not straight white males.

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. Awesome news.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

7. thought$ and prayer$.

[Ilsa]

8. But I bet his support from rednecks, white nationalists

Neonazis and supremacists has grown remained steady.

[TlalocW]

9. When the younger, more idealistic, and frankly more moral segment

Of your voting bloc sees you quickly abandoning everything you've preached for to support not just an immoral shit like Trump but immoral policies of the favored political party, it should be no surprise that they're leaving in droves.

TlalocW