Conservative leaders urge more evangelical outreach before midterms
Republicans fear that white evangelical voters who stay home could cost them close races in the midterm elections.
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What happened
Conservative leaders are warning that more work is needed in the weeks before the midterms to mobilize white evangelicals. That group is a key voting bloc in the president's coalition. Commentators on the left and right are also contesting how faith figures into the campaign.
Why it matters
Republicans fear that if evangelical voters stay home, Democrats could win races that would otherwise go to the GOP.
Timeline
- Oct 13, 5:00 AM ET: Conservative leaders warn that more must be done in the final weeks before the midterm elections to mobilize white evangelicals.
- Oct 14, 3:02 PM ET: Mother Jones describes a fight between the left and right over faith and religious voters ahead of the November vote.
Coverage
- Whose Jesus? The left and right fight over faith in the midterms. (Mother Jones)
- Republicans need evangelicals to turn out in the midterms. Faith leaders are sounding the alarm they may not (CNN)
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