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By Paul Kengor, Catholic Exchange, November 8, 2024
Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. His books include A Pope and a President, The Divine Plan and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism, The Devil and Karl Marx: Communism’s Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltration.
COMMENTARY: They rendered their verdict decisively on Nov. 5.
In the immediate weeks of polling prior to the Nov. 5 presidential election, something curious was happening among evangelical Christian voters that deeply concerned the pro-life movement and advocates of religious freedom.
In past elections, the evangelical vote had been the most dependable for conservative Republican candidates. That vote regularly came out in droves. White evangelicals supported the pro-life candidate by two-thirds or three-quarters or more. They were also reliable activists, canvassing for ballots, handing out literature and volunteering at polls.
For the year 2024, however, those evangelicals seemed down on Donald Trump, or at least less enthusiastic. Their decreased support concerned conservative Catholics worried about what they perceived as a deep, real and unprecedented threat to pro-life gains and religious freedom by Kamala Harris. What would those Catholics do without those evangelicals? …
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