He can’t stop mocking them even as he courts them, and seems baffled by how much support they’re sending his way. But he hates the same people they do, and that’s what matters.
Jonathan Merritt reports on the evangelicals flocking to The Donald, despite an ample selection of credible religious conservatives to vote for and his historical support (albeit recently-disclaimed) for womens’ and queer rights.
Trump’s support among evangelicals is substantial, but it isn’t, well, yuuuuge. It’s too early to say whether Trump can grow his support among conservative Christians and continue to expand it to the broader Republican base. He’ll need to do both in order to win the primary, much less contend in the general election. For now, evangelicals need to ask themselves whether Trump’s brashness is enough to make them overlook many of the values they hold most dear.
“If they don’t choose carefully, then after the Republican National Convention, they may find that they got what they wanted but no longer want what they’ve got.”