Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

Anyone paying attention to American politics will know that Trump enjoys a large amount of his support from the Evangelical community. It's one thing if 35% of Evangelicals call themselves Republicans, but it's entirely different if 35% of Republicans call themselves Evangelicals. In this episode we look at what it is that drives them to the poles, motivates them to vote, and why are they an increasing base of support for what is arguably the worst thing to ever happen to their brand, both in America and around the world. 

References

https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/

https://www.people-press.org/2019/01/18/1-views-of-trump-2/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/26/among-white-evangelicals-regular-churchgoers-are-the-most-supportive-of-trump/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/could-trump-drive-young-white-evangelicals-away-from-the-gop/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/books/review/who-is-an-evangelical-thomas-s-kidd.html

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/14/779465137/who-is-an-evangelical-looks-at-history-of-evangelical-christians-and-the-gop

https://www.prri.org/spotlight/religion-vote-2016/

https://www.prri.org/spotlight/religion-vote-presidential-election-2004-2016/