Used in the campaign? Used as punching bags by media people who are in the tank for Obama.
The way they are being “used” is that they simply exist as examples of what a God-fearing family looks like.
This is like turning on a light in a room and having all the creatures of the night attacking it because it hurts their eyes.
John 3:20
They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished.