NPR - Obama Redraws Map of Religious Voters

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845988910629242950.post-26028123615795771992008-10-25T12:46:00.005-04:002008-10-25T13:05:54.883-04:00NPR - Obama Redraws Map of Religious Voters This most recent selection from National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" mentions the work of my firm, <a href="http://www.publicreligion.org/">Public Religion Research</a>, noting the positive shift in the relationship between the Democratic Party and religious voters. You can read the full text <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96091655">here</a>. Obama Redraws Map of Religious Voters by Barbara Bradley Hagerty Religious language trips off Barack Obama's tongue as if he were a native of the Bible Belt. From the moment he emerged on the national scene, he has spoken to believers in a language few Democrats have mastered: the language of the Bible and of a personal relationship with God...<blockquote>Pollster Robert P. Jones of Public Religion Research says that Obama's appearance at the 2004 convention was a turning point in the relationship between Democrats and believers. Then, a majority of Americans viewed the Democratic Party as hostile to religion. But Jones' poll this month found a remarkable shift. "Barack Obama was perceived to be more friendly to religion than John McCain," he says. "And that is, I think, an indication of the real sea change that's under way, and the way in which religion is interacting in public life." </blockquote>Continue reading the full piece <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96091655">here</a>. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6845988910629242950-2602812361579577199?l=progressiveandreligious.org%2Fblog'/></div>Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344067691079285015rjones@publicreligion.org0