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Majority of white evangelical Protestants in US believe Trump serves their interests [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Majority of white evangelical Protestants in US believe Trump serves their interests
Survey shows two-thirds of group say their cause is winning under Trump, compared with 23% in 2016
Harriet Sherwood
@harrietsherwood
Thu 12 Mar 2020 14.25 GMT
Last modified on Fri 13 Mar 2020 00.50 GMT
Almost two-thirds of white evangelical Protestants in the US believe “their side” is winning politically under the Trump administration, according to a new survey.
The proportion has increased steadily during Trump’s presidency. In May 2016, six months before he was elected, 23% of white evangelical Protestants said their side was winning politically, rising to 36% two years ago, and 63% last month.
The survey, published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday, found that a big majority of white evangelical Protestants in the US – a key part of Trump’s electoral base – believed the president was good for their interests, but they had more mixed views on his personal attributes.
More than eight in 10 said the Trump administration “fights for what I believe in” either very or fairly well. But markedly fewer – 61% – said the phrase “morally upstanding” described the president very or fairly well.
“Even among this strongly supportive constituency, most do not view Trump as a very religious, honest or morally upstanding person,” said the report.
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Survey shows two-thirds of group say their cause is winning under Trump, compared with 23% in 2016
Harriet Sherwood
@harrietsherwood
Thu 12 Mar 2020 14.25 GMT
Last modified on Fri 13 Mar 2020 00.50 GMT
Almost two-thirds of white evangelical Protestants in the US believe “their side” is winning politically under the Trump administration, according to a new survey.
The proportion has increased steadily during Trump’s presidency. In May 2016, six months before he was elected, 23% of white evangelical Protestants said their side was winning politically, rising to 36% two years ago, and 63% last month.
The survey, published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday, found that a big majority of white evangelical Protestants in the US – a key part of Trump’s electoral base – believed the president was good for their interests, but they had more mixed views on his personal attributes.
More than eight in 10 said the Trump administration “fights for what I believe in” either very or fairly well. But markedly fewer – 61% – said the phrase “morally upstanding” described the president very or fairly well.
“Even among this strongly supportive constituency, most do not view Trump as a very religious, honest or morally upstanding person,” said the report.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/12/majority-white-us-protestants-believe-trump-good-for-interests
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