Many Evangelicals voted for Trump for the Supreme Court, so let's stop painting them with every other brush
Today, President Trump nominated a new Supreme Court Justice. Neil Gorsuch is, as the President promised, in the mold of Antonin Scalia.
That’s what many Evangelicals were hoping—and why many voted the way they did.
During the announcement, President Trump indicated that he knew this was the most important issue for many people, and he’s right—it certainly was for Evangelicals. (Christianity Today tweeted he was an “Evangelical favorite” and the CT article is here.)
It’s the Supreme Court, Stupid
James Carville famously said, during the Bill Clinton campaign, “It’s the economy, stupid.” For many Trump-voting Evangelicals, it was the Supreme Court.
Moments ago on CNN, Dana Bash explained:
A lot of times during the campaign we would ask why on earth would conservatives— really hard core conservatives—back someone like Donald Trump and work so hard for him? This is why. Because that is not the person that Hillary Clinton—if she were president—would be putting on the bench. Not even close… So much of this election… [was] about this. [bold / Italics added.]
Simply put, the Supreme Court is the reason that many Evangelicals voted for Trump.
In fact, in a Christianity Today article, 70% of white Evangelical voters said the Supreme Court appointment was a top election concern, listing among others terrorism, the economy, immigration, foreign policy, gun control, and health care. The Supreme Court nomination is a critical position to fill in light of the changing political and societal changes we have been facing.
In fact, as Christianity Today explained a Pew report (before the election), many were voting against the alternative, not for the …
