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Article: Evangelical realignment: the political power of the Christian Right.(Cover Story)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- July 5, 1995
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AFTER THE overwhelming Republican triumphs in the 1994 elections, pundits scrambled to find an explanation. Some attributed the results to "angry white men" or "antigovernment" sentiment. Others focused on the role of the Christian Right. Our analysis of the polls shows that the Christian Right was indeed crucial to November's results. It not only made distinct contributions to dozens of GOP victories, but also advanced the growing alignment of evangelical Protestants with the Republican Party. For the first time, a majority of evangelicals identify themselves as Republicans.
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