Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
01.13.2012
Christian Conservative Confab Unlikely to Sway South Carolina Voters
With only a week to go until the South Carolina primary, a group of 150 conservative evangelical Christian leaders are gathering today and tomorrow at a ranch in Texas to decide whether they will endo…
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Politics & Elections
01.12.2012
Mormons and White Evangelicals: Not So Different After All?
A new survey from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life investigates how Mormons feel about American society and their place within it amidst increased scrutiny as the result of two Mormon cont…
After cruising to victory in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney (along with the other candidates, and their faithful media retinue) is flying south, where primaries in South Carolina and Florida could seal hi…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
01.06.2012
Will South Carolina’s Tea Party Stand Against Romney?
As the Republican primary trundles on, there’s one nagging question that continues to go unanswered: where on earth is the Tea Party? With Michele Bachmann out of the race and Rick Perry’s weak pe…
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Politics & Elections
01.04.2012
Romney Could Face Increased Scrutiny on Social Issues
Rick Santorum’s strong performance in last night’s Iowa caucus prevented Mitt Romney from locking up the Republican nomination, even if eight measly votes kept him from being crowned the outright…
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Religion & Culture
12.21.2011
Lincoln Chafee and The Politics of Christmas
Earlier this month, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee clashed with constituents and religious leaders after insisting that the 17-foot spruce inside the statehouse was a “holiday” tree. Chafee…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
12.20.2011
Could Michele Bachmann Surge Again? Maybe…
Michele Bachmann hasn’t stolen the spotlight from the other contenders for the Republican presidential ticket since she won the Ames straw poll last summer (except, of course, after making erroneous…
We asked Republicans who had favorable and unfavorable impressions of Mitt Romney and New Gingrich to tell us in their own words why they had a favorable or unfavorable view of each candidate.
Earlier this week, rumors began to leak out that a number of advertisers, under pressure from a Christian group called the Florida Family Association (FFA), had pulled their advertising from TLC’s n…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
12.15.2011
Who’s Afraid of Big Government?
According to a new poll by Gallup, Americans’ fears about big government’s threat to the country’s wellbeing are at near-record highs, outstripping the potential harm posed by big business or bi…
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