I've lifted these statistics from a London Times article posted in both LBN and GD2004, by myself and emad aisat sana. I believe I may have seen the statistics re. born-agains and evangelicals, but does anyone have knowledge of the article's reference to a poll indicating that Bush leads Kerry among Catholics, 63-36? (Note: I am aware that Rupert Murdoch owns the London Times, but, while conservative, it is not in the category of Fox News.)
The army of God marching for Bush
Tim Reid reports
Voters in Florida are voting for Jesus — and John Kerry it seems, is not his candidate
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-1321468,00.html....WHITE PROTESTANTS IN AMERICA WHO DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS EITHER BORN-AGAIN OR EVANGELICAL ACCOUNT FOR A QUARTER OF THE ELECTORATE, A BIGGER VOTING BLOC THAN BLACKS AND HISPANICS COMBINED.
A recent poll by the National Annenberg Election Survey estimated that born-agains and evangelicals account for 36 per cent of registered voters in Missouri, 27 per cent in Ohio, 30 per cent in Iowa and 22 per cent in Pennsylvania. Recent polls show that up to 80 per cent of those voters prefer Mr Bush. Another survey found that 54 per cent of born-agains plan to vote for Mr Bush, while a massive 90 per cent of evangelicals plan to do so....
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In Florida, the biggest prize among the battleground states, a third of voters describe themselves as evangelical. The state has more than 2,000 Baptist churches and a Baptist membership of nearly 1.1 million. Pastor (Jim) Henry (of Orlando's "vast" First Baptist Church) has been registering voters at his services since June. He does not tell them who to vote for, but it is clear that Mr Kerry, a practising Roman Catholic who backs abortion rights, is not the evangelicals’ favourite....
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Another poll by the Barna Group found that Mr Bush also has a 63 per cent to 36 per cent lead among Catholic voters. If these voters need any more encouragement not to vote for Mr Kerry, the Republican National Committee directs them to a website: www.kerrywrongforevangelicals.com....