They had to swallow hard to twist themselves into pretzels to back Donald Trump…
But they DID…
Now?
When he needs them the most?
They seem to be having second thought about the Big Guy….
More little political leaks for Donald Trump to worry about?
A sudden shift in support for Donald Trump among religious conservatives is triggering alarm bells inside his reelection campaign, where top aides have long banked on expanding the president’s evangelical base as a key part of their strategy for victory this November.
The anxiety over Trump’s standing with the Christian right surfaced after a pair of surveys by reputable outfits earlier this month found waning confidence in the administration’s coronavirus response among key religious groups, with a staggering decline in the president’s favorability among white evangelicals and white Catholics. Both are crucial constituencies that supported Trump by wide margins in 2016 and could sink his reelection prospects if their turnout shrinks this fall.
The polls paint a bleak picture for Trump, who has counted on broadening his religious support by at least a few percentage points to compensate for weakened appeal with women and suburban populations. One GOP official said the dip in the president’s evangelical support also appeared in internal party polling, but disputed the notion that it had caused panic. Another person close to the campaign described an April survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, which showed a double-digit decline in Trump’s favorability among white evangelicals (-11), white Catholics (-12) and white mainline protestants (-18) from the previous month, as “pretty concerning.”
To safeguard his relationship with religious conservatives, Trump on Friday demanded that America‘s governors permit houses of worship to immediately reopen, and threatened to “override“ state leaders who decline to obey his directive. The announcement — which came days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention omitted religious institutions in new guidance about industry reopenings — featured clear appeals to white evangelicals, many of whom have long supported Trump’s socially conservative agenda.
“Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship. It’s not right. So, I’m correcting this injustice and calling houses of worship essential,“ Trump said.
Some allies have taken it upon themselves to warn donors and grassroots volunteers not to fret about Trump’s softened support among religious conservatives, downplaying its significance on his overall shot at a second term…..
Note…
Donald Trump cannot order churches to open…
Only Governor’s can…
They won’t vote for Biden.
However,they might just not vote at all.
He needs to repair this breach.Losing 10% of the Evangelical vote would likely be fatal to his reelection prospects.
Yea Scott
Hence the pandering on church openings
I don’t think THAT is gonna be enough
Court upholds Newsom’s coronavirus ban on in-person church services in California
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on in-person church services, in a split ruling that landed Friday night and is likely to further anger pastors who claim that California is trampling on religious freedoms.
More…
I’ll say what no one else wants to…
The big issue here?
Money
Without in person services churches can’t “pass the plate.”Sure some people “pledge” and will continue to send in their donations.Others though give what they can in person.This is particularly true in Catholic Churches
Online services don’t cut it financially.
Churches are businesses In many cases big businesses and ,like any business, no customers no money.
Pat Robertson Joins Criticism of Trump
Televangelist Pat Robertson joined the religious leaders criticizing President Trump for his “law and order” response to the nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police, the Washington Post reports.
Said Robertson: “It seems like now is the time to say, ‘I understand your pain, I want to comfort you, I think it’s time we love each other. But the president took a different course.”
He added: “You just don’t do that, Mr. President. It isn’t cool!”
A few of the Cathol9cs might vote for Biden but yeah the bigger threat to Trump is that they just won’t vote.
Consideeing a lot of evangelicals skew older the “open up the economy and risk killing grandma and grandpa” argument isnt playing too well maybe?