Vice President 2008 - The Religion Factor & Political Perceptions
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Vice President 2008 - The Religion Factor & Political Perceptions
August 5, 2008
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Here is a guide to the religion factor in the vice presidential selection:
John McCain
John McCain - John McCain is now earning less support from white evangelicals – by about eight percentage points – than George Bush had at this point in the campaign. While they’re avoiding McCain, they haven’t yet signed on with Obama. So, McCain can, and must, get some of those evangelicals back. He’s also in a tough battle with Obama over Catholic voters, again doing a bit worse than Bush had.
The most commonly cited choices for Vice President By John McCain are:
Mitt Romney – Though he might [...]
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