The Corner's Not so Full Picture of McCain and the Evangelical Vote

Mark Hemingway over at the Corner blog of National Review has this entry:

Those Wily Evangelicals [Mark Hemingway]


Despite all the hype over Obama's religious outreach, a new Pew survey indicates Obama actually has slightly less support from evangelicals than John Kerry had at this point four years ago. Not that this translates into evangelical enthusiasm for McCain, but the survey is worth noting for no other reason than it challenges the prevailing media assumptions about how Obama's overt religiosity is helping his campaign — which my better half details here. It seems to me that this is a classic example of the media trying to force a campaign narrative, regardless of whether it is true.

07/20 03:40 PM

Let me say this is good news. However this headline is a tad misleading. We are only talking about a part of the evangelical vote that Bush got and McCain must get. It is a very important part but not the whole picture. As his wife's excellent piece (well worth reading) and as the linked pew study shows this is the WHITE Evangelical vote.

To be honest I have thought the spin by the left and yes even the right as to McCain problem with this demographic has been a tad over the top.

What is more worrisome and not indicated by the Corner post is how McCain is doing with the HISPANIC Evangelical Vote. That is the vote that went for Bush and in the past was GOP friendly. Bush got into the WHite House because of this vote

It was also the vote that is a tad miffed at Republicans and conservatives as to the immigration issue. They have been with Republicans and woke up one day to hear Rush Limbaugh talk about how they should be "pandered too". Note to talk show host and Internet bloggers "pandered" is sort of a bad term to use toward allies.

While of course the media indeed the Conservatives will be all watching if Dobson come over to McCain they need to be more concerned about Evangelical Hispanic leaders like Samuel Rodriguez . As well as many others.

In any other year this should be McCains vote. The question is are the membership and indeed leadership a tad upset that were taken fore granted and indeed portrayed in a negative light. Despite being with conservatives on many issues.Will they take out on McCain?

Hispanic Evangelical are needless to say not on the Corner's radar. But they are on mine and I hope on McCains.