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Religious right desert Bush
News.com.au ^ | November 11, 2006 | Fanny Carrier

Posted on 11/10/2006 9:43:05 PM PST by generalhammond

A PORTION of the religious right, usually a bedrock for US President George W. Bush, defected to the Democratic Party in this week's legislative elections following sex scandals and complaints the Republicans were taking them for granted.

White Christian evangelicals remain overwhelmingly Republican, but about 30 per cent opted to vote for Democrats on Tuesday, an increase of six to 10 percentage points compared to previous elections, according to exit polls published in the US media.

The Democrats secured majorities in both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994, despite hopes among Republican strategists that "values voters" would help the party retain control of the national legislature.

And contrary to forecasts that religious conservatives would stay away from the ballot booth, voter turnout resembled that of previous elections, the exit polls showed.

Among Roman Catholics, already less inclined to lean right compared to evangelicals, Democrats won 54 per cent support in the pivotal state of Ohio, compared to just 32 per cent in the presidential contest two years earlier.

In Virginia and Montana, Catholic voters' support for Democrats rose eight percentage points and six points, respectively.

While the scale of the Democratic victory was mainly due to a major swing among independent voters, the shift of just a portion of the religious right appeared to have cost the Republicans dearly in certain states and precincts.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: religiousright; rinobacklash
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To: generalhammond
Good thing the Marriage Amendment was on the ballot in many states or else even more Christians would have stayed home
21 posted on 11/10/2006 10:01:45 PM PST by Fraulein
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To: Fraulein

Bush wasn't running.


22 posted on 11/10/2006 10:02:16 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Brad's Gramma

I believe those Christians who voted for the democrats were deceived and duped.


23 posted on 11/10/2006 10:02:39 PM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: generalhammond

"White Christian evangelicals" does not equal "Religious right. After, Jimmy Carter is an evangelical.


24 posted on 11/10/2006 10:03:49 PM PST by Aikonaa
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To: generalhammond

Fence-sitters won the election for the Democrats.

Fence-sitting isn't a good war strategy.


25 posted on 11/10/2006 10:04:20 PM PST by skr (We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.-- Ronald Reagan)
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To: cinnathepoet
No real sources listed here, just a few anecdotal examples. Hardly believable.

Here are some of the numbers - U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / NATIONAL / EXIT POLL.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to verify or disprove the conclusions of this report without access to the raw data.

Of course, exit polls do not incorporate the responses of people who did not vote at all. The abandonment rate would surely increase if they were.

26 posted on 11/10/2006 10:04:27 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: ozzymandus
Bush wasn't running.

And just what is the title of the above article?

27 posted on 11/10/2006 10:04:54 PM PST by Fraulein
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To: nyconse
Two articles down from this one, Pew says moderates/Indep. won the election for the Dems...that is more likely.

Yep. Especially in the North East, moderate Republicans deserted the GOP.

28 posted on 11/10/2006 10:05:27 PM PST by Aikonaa
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To: Maelstorm

You don't have to be conservative to back the marriage amendment, only sane.


29 posted on 11/10/2006 10:06:10 PM PST by Ceebass
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To: generalhammond

I know lots of pro-Israel Jews who are ardent Democrats. The hatred of Republicans is so ingrained, it doesn't matter what you say...they don't hear you. I've had to sever relationships over their inability to grasp the obvious and their sheer insistance that Republicans are nothing but Christians who only want to convert Jews.


30 posted on 11/10/2006 10:06:49 PM PST by Hildy (RUDY GUILIANI FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Christians won't vote for Romney, Christians won't vote for Rudy, won't vote for Gingrich....


31 posted on 11/10/2006 10:07:40 PM PST by zarf
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To: generalhammond
I wonder how many people lie to the pollsters because they are annoyed with them or mischievous 'rats flat out lying...
32 posted on 11/10/2006 10:07:46 PM PST by tubebender (Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional)
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To: zarf

Bull.........they just voted the Dems in.


33 posted on 11/10/2006 10:08:45 PM PST by bonfire
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To: zarf

Gingrich????


34 posted on 11/10/2006 10:09:08 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Get right with God....eternity is a long time.....)
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To: Brad's Gramma

The majority of Christians didn't "vote" for the Demos...

They just sat out this election our and didn't vote!

Which means - they DID vote for the DemocRats - by acquiescence!

Not to respond IS to agree (acquiescence)!


35 posted on 11/10/2006 10:09:17 PM PST by Anita1 ((In support of the troops, but opposed to the war means - you don't believe in what they are doing!))
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To: nyconse


That's right --- it's called "divide and conquer."


36 posted on 11/10/2006 10:09:49 PM PST by onyx (I'm now a minority and victim of the democrats, but with full and free entitlements!)
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To: Brad's Gramma

I don't see it either.


37 posted on 11/10/2006 10:10:01 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: generalhammond

No one deserted Bush.


38 posted on 11/10/2006 10:10:07 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: nyconse
Right after the 2004 elections, we heard and saw how many Liberals and the MSM were shocked in how they lost, and wondered and knew were the power base was for the Republicans.
I told many people here on FR that this was going to happen, that the Liberals/MSM were going to devise a new plan and tricks, and find someway to trick the Christians to come to their side, and also, attack the Christians in their beliefs.
I told many here on FR that the Liberals/Democrats were going to morph into conservative " Christians ".
But, they are nothing but wolves in sheeps clothing.
39 posted on 11/10/2006 10:10:20 PM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: Aikonaa

Chaffee is a good example-Repubs in blue states got clobbered mostly.


40 posted on 11/10/2006 10:10:21 PM PST by nyconse
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