Who Wants to Make America Great Again?: Understanding Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

White evangelicals overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election, producing extensive debate as to who evangelicals are, what it means to be an evangelical in the United States today, and whether the electoral results are surprising or not. This paper offers empirical clarity to this pr...

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Main Author: Margolis, Michele F. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-118
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Presidential election / Trump, Donald 1946- / Evangelical movement / Public opinion / Conservatism / Geschichte 2016
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