As progressive Americans continue to express bewilderment about white evangelical Protestants’ support of President Donald Trump, a new Pew Research Center survey offers findings that help explain this important electoral community’s commitment.
As the 2020 presidential election cycle accelerates, Pew released results Thursday about its recent research which explores the links between religion and politics, including perceptions of evangelical Protestants and other faith groups’ views of Trump.
“White evangelicals largely see Trump as fighting for their beliefs and advancing their interests …,” the Pew report said, “… and they feel their side generally has been winning recently on political matters important to them.”
However, the report continued, “when it comes to Trump’s personal qualities and conduct, many express mixed feelings.” Most of those “among this strongly supportive constituency … do not view Trump as a very religious, honest or morally upstanding person (though many white evangelicals say he is somewhat religious, fairly honest or fairly morally upstanding).”
Overall, Pew said it found that “Americans care more about having a president who stands up for their religious beliefs than having one who personally shares those beliefs.” Almost seven out of ten “say it is either very (38 percent) or somewhat (31 percent) important to have a…
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