P-33 USA Evangelical - GOP alliance weakens

Evangelical-GOP alliance weakens Of the many disturbing trends for Republicans this campaign season, one of the most troubling is the drop in support among white evangelicals...... The number of conservative Christians with a favorable view of the party has plummeted from 74 percent to 54 percent between 2004 and this year, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press...... Evangelicals comprise more than one-third of GOP (Republican - BUSH) voters.

Like many other Americans, evangelicals are upset by U.S. strategy in Iraq, corruption in the Republican-led Congress, and the case of former GOP Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), who sent sexually explicit e-mails to pages..... Like many other Americans, evangelicals are upset by U.S. strategy in Iraq, corruption in the Republican-led Congress, and the case of former GOP Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), who sent sexually explicit e-mails to pages.