I think on evangelicals, knowing a bunch of them who lean left, it is that the republicans don’t stress enough being active in social areas. What I mean is, republicans do stress personal responsibility and small government, etc., but they aren’t perceived as then going out and trying to help people who really do need it. If we (R’s) could show at the same time that government is not the answer, but that people doing things to help others VOLUNTARILY is - we’d overtake the dems in a heartbeat.
Another for instance, my wife is pro choice, but she always says it is because you can’t just stop abortions without addressing the other societal problems. So on one hand, yeah, the argument that they are wrong should work, but realistically, people don’t think like that. It would have to be this 1) abortions are wrong and should be illegal; and 2) we (NOT GOV’T) should do something to help people not be in a position where they feel like they need to have one. R’s (myself included) tend to pretty much just stop at 1, because that is logical. But we have to convince people’s touchy feely parts too.
You could actually say the same thing for Catholics...exactly the same thing.
Another thing I would point out is that the more “churched” one is the more likely they’ll be conservative. I know that Catholics who support demoncrat candidates (and I would bet Evangelicals too) are much less likely to be regular Mass attendees and much less likely to be involved with their faith.
The Republicans have religiously fought for pro-life measures, for a seat for people of faith at the table, for traditional marriage, for law and order, for peace in the world, etc.
- all causes that the RC church SHOULD recognize as their causes.
Are they that calloused??
Obama and Clinton fail the grade in each and every point.