Many Religious Voters Favor Obama, Poll Finds
Evangelicals strongly back McCain, but Obama leads with other Christian voters
These numbers certainly aren't set in stone, and they are bound to change before November. The first harsh months of the campaign, including the controversy surrounding Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, have shaken some Christian voters' early confidence in him. During the past two months, Obama's lead has eroded substantially among nonevangelical, born-again Christians (down 9 percentage points), active Christians (a 20-point drop), Protestants (down 13 points), and Catholics (down 11 points).
When the pre-election advertising campaigns begin this fall—particularly those that emphasize Obama's support for abortion rights—those numbers may continue to drop. "There is a lot of anger toward the Bush administration," says Barna. "But faith-driven voters, in particular, are going back and re-examining their initial choice and trying to figure out if this is really someone whose values they can live with for another four to eight years."
Reader Comments
ABORTION
OK, abortion may be a talking point for evangelicals. We're all going to hell if we agree on choices for people who do not all share your religious beliefs. But look at it this way. You voted for Bush because you liked his morals. THAT DID NOT CHANGE ROWE VS. WADE. Vote for the person that can do the most good. NOT religion my friends, the country is more like a business. If abortion wasn't legal, it would be done in a back room with less safety and a slip of a dollar under the table. Obama makes sense. McCain acts beligerent and hostile. Personally I wouldn't even want him as a friend. He doesn't have the personality of a christian, why vote for him.
hotness
i think barach obama is so hot so he should be president
Tired of the dirt mccains putting out
I too found out while stationed overseas just how the rest of the world sees americans. I was told while in some countries (greece, turkey,italy not to wear t shirts with grafitti on them as that makes you stand out as an american. Now, for john mccain and his lies. This guy has scraped the bottom of the barrel to discredit obama. It's race plain and simple for the voters who say obama is bad for the country. They are afraid that he may have some influence in helping the common folk. John Mccain has called him everything except the n word. This is the same mccain who had to have dad and grandpa get him into a service academy, who wrecked an expensive aircraft and had bad fitreps and was generally a hot dog. He was raised the same as bush , with a silver spoon who never had to worry about paying for college. with obama you have the exact opposite. I only hope that this lying to the citizens comes back to bite mccain in the butt and he loses by a landslide. Hey, I'm white, retired military, middle class, married, straight and damn tired of bush and his coward vp cheneys policys, the trickle down economics. November can't get here soon enough.
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