Who Are The Obamagelicals?
by Steven Waldman
Nationally, 25% of white evangelicals voted for Obama. In certain key states, the numbers were higher. He saw a 14% increase in support from white evangelicals in Colorado, 8% in Indiana, 8% in North Carolina and 4% in Ohio.
Most important, he won 32% of young evangelicals (up from 16% for McCain).
Who are these Obamagelicals - and how do they compare with the larger group of evangelicals who voted for John McCain?
Beliefnet recently surveyed its readership about who they voted for and why. 1,135 people who described themselves as "evangelical or Born Again" filled out the survey. (Full survey here)
Let's start with the similarities between Obama's evangelicals and McCain's.........
ENTIRE ARTICLE - http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/11/who-are-the-obamagelicals.html
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