Candidates and Religion

I just finished watching one of CNN’s political podcasts and in it they were talking about the Democratic candidates faith and religion. They said that one thing the Democratic party is really going to go after this year is the religious voters. They know that they have a significant say in this election. I found it very interesting when Hillary said, ” I have had the experiences on many, many occasions where I felt like the Holy Spirit was there with me as I made a journey.” Then Obama says, “Religion is a bulwark, a foundation when other things aren’t going well. That’s true in my own life through trials and tribulations.

The podcast also gave some statistics from the last election. It said that Bush won 78% of white evangelical/born again voters over Kerry’s 21%. Bush also won 61% of voters who attend church weekly to Kerry’s 39%. These statistics make me think that the only reason Obama and Hillary are talking about religion is because they want to get some of the religious voters. I don’t think that they are very sincere. I think they’re just saying these things to try and help themselves out, not because they actually have these feelings or had some of these experiences. I would like to know what some of you feel about this.

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Harry Nelson is the founder of Campaign for America, and the leader of the the American Government Experience. Harry has maintained an active involvement in politics since he was a youth, and firmly believes in the capabilities of youths to understand and participate in our political process.

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