Young Evangelicals Abandoning GOP Over Iraq, Economy

Seattle Times:

Michael Dudley is the son of a preacher man.

He's a born-again Christian with two family members in the military. He grew up in the Bible Belt, where almost everyone he knew was Republican. But this fall, he's breaking a handful of stereotypes: He plans to vote for Democrat Barack Obama.

"I think a lot of Christians are having trouble getting behind everything the Republicans stand for," said Dudley, 20, a sophomore at Seattle Pacific University.

Dudley's disenchantment with the GOP isn't unique among young, devoutly Christian voters. According to a September 2007 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 15 percent of white evangelicals between 18 and 29, a group traditionally a shoo-in for the GOP, say they no longer identify with the Republican Party. Older evangelicals are also questioning their traditional allegiance, but not at the same rate.

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Comments

[TrueIndy08]

I'm glad these people are seeing the light! The Republicans always use religion in the worst way possible... pander to them, then act hypocritically on everything they stand for!!

Enough GOP... time to get a DEM in office!

[robXdion]

The Bush Administration used them. There's a book about how he played them for their support. Someone will find it and post it here.

[NoahVail]

There are several. The best one, and most authoritative is by Kevin Phillips, the former Nixon aide who coined the terms "rustbelt" and "sunbelt", and who predicted the rise of the conservatives in 1980, based simply on demographics. Its called "American Theocracy."

http://books.google.com/books?id=eKO1AAAACAAJ&dq=Kevin+P+Phillips&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DKevin%2BPhillips%2Bbook%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=3&cad=author-navigational

More on Kevin Phillips here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Phillips_(political_commentator)