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It was mentioned as a book written by the guest Ryan Burge, who discussed some of the myths he debunked in the book regarding religion and politics in America.
One is that Trump was not the favorite of church-going Republicans during the primary process.
— Episode: Losing Our Religion (with Ryan Burge)
Episode: Losing Our Religion (with Ryan Burge)
It was mentioned as a book written by the guest Ryan Burge, who discussed some of the myths he debunked in the book regarding religion and politics in America.
One is that Trump was not the favorite of church-going Republicans during the primary process.
Yeah, that one's garbage. Trump won everybody. He won every attendance level, except those who attended more than once a week. And he only lost by six points to Cruz. So...
But in the primary, when I think it was reliably reported that at prior times in his life, Trump was actually pro-choice, he had given to Democrats. What was the basis on which evangelicals and deeply religious people trusted Trump back then?
Yeah, that's actually another myth in the book, is that evangelicals think abortion is like the number one issue for them politically.
If you ask them, they even tell you that it's not. Like only 25% of white evangelicals say abortion is a deal breaker for them as a candidate. Like they would only vote for a candidate who is anti-abortion. So it's not a deal breaker.