1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsnsymmondshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/nsymmondsEconomy Trumps Evangelicals in GOP Racerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uT1GPI69GG"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/01/economy-trumps-evangelicals-in">Economy Trumps Evangelicals in GOP Race</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/01/economy-trumps-evangelicals-in/embed#?secret=uT1GPI69GG" width="600" height="338" title="“Economy Trumps Evangelicals in GOP Race” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="uT1GPI69GG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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United Press International – January 28, 2008 MIAMI, Jan 28, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) — The economy overshadows other conservative social issues in the Republican U.S. presidential campaign as religion fades from prevalence, pollsters say. The evangelical base makes up as much as 40 percent of the GOP primary electorate in some states, but the…