Are Republicans using evangelical Christians for votes?

Answer 1

Oh, hells yeah.

Answer 2

Yes, they have since the 80's. But the democrats have used the liberal church members since the 50's.
The Evangelicals are not as loyal to the party as the liberals are. Some times the evangelicals will refuse to vote. Remember Bill Clinton, the 'moral majority' stayed home on election day.

Answer 3

Say what you want about Republicans and Evangelical Christians because I'm sure it's out of ignorance. You see certain things on tv and read articles and assume it's all the same with the whole "group" of people.

I'm not republican, but I am a Christian. I voted for Bush because he was the only logical candidate who would lead our country the best way he knew he could. I stand by my decision, too.

Answer 4

Before Reagan very few did. But Reagan played to the "Christian Conservatives" and that opened the door. Then when the "Christian Conservatives" took control of the Republican Party in 1998 they started calling themselves the "Neo-Con's" instead because a lot of true Republicans wanted nothing to do with a Party controlled by the Religious Right. They have been proved right in their worries. The Right Wing Extremists now are almost all Christian Conservatives who had a taste of power and can not accept that they blew it.

Answer 5

Definitely. That was the whole reason of the gay marriage ban proposals in many states during the 2004 election, to get more people who were likely to vote Republican out to the booths.

Answer 6

For the past four elections, perhaps more.
They were around during Mr. Reagan's time, but "normal" then. Not taken advantage of as much as when they voted present office holder in.
The team that put Mr. Bush in office twice is responsible for stirring the pot and confusing this bloc so much they just react and not think.
Once you find a way to control a huge bloc of people you work it till you are finally understood for the con men you are.
That's why the founding fathers separated church and state for.

Answer 7

Yes, that was in the news last week, about how White House advisers mocked Christians after exploiting them for their votes.

Here is the story:

Answer 8

Of course. That was how Bush won the last election. You get them all riled up about some really silly thing like gay marriage, and then you've got them at the polls to vote for your candidate. Like the Republicans give a **** about Christianity. The last I checked, Jesus told us that our salvation depended on helping the poor, the sick, and the homeless (Matthew 25). Not on spending hundreds of billions of dollars, and tens of thousands of lives, to secure US hegemony over Iraqi oil fields.

Answer 9

With enough votes the republicans will lose control of the house and senate in the upcoming election and Bush will be rendered a lame duck president..........

Answer 10

Christians should vote their conscience. A lot of Christians agree with the republicans. Anti abortion, prayer in schools, anti porn etc.

Answer 11

defiantly, Evangelicals can be easily brain washed. I mean if you are willing to take things on faith, without evidence. It is easy to persuade you. It was smart of the repubs to go after them.