{"id":223,"date":"2008-10-23T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T14:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2008\/10\/obama-tied-with-mccain-among-b.html"},"modified":"2008-10-23T14:47:21","modified_gmt":"2008-10-23T14:47:21","slug":"obama-tied-with-mccain-among-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/10\/obama-tied-with-mccain-among-b.html","title":{"rendered":"Obama Tied with McCain among Born Again Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest Barna poll described by Steve Waldman<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stunning. Shocking. Impossible?<\/p>\n

Barna, the premier pollster of the evangelical world, just released\u00a0a new survey finding it’s a dead heat among “born again” Christians:<\/a>
McCain 45%
Obama 43%
Undecided 10%<\/p>\n

Points of reference: Bush won 62% of Born Agains, according to Barna.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that Barna defines “Born Again” differently than most pollsters. They base it on a series of theological questions, while most pollsters just ask people if they’re “evangelical or born again.” Under their methodology, “born agains” account for 48% of the electorate; most pollsters say evangelicals represent between 25%-40%<\/p>\n

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The latest Barna poll described by Steve Waldman Stunning. Shocking. Impossible? Barna, the premier pollster of the evangelical world, just released\u00a0a new survey finding it’s a dead heat among “born again” Christians:McCain 45%Obama 43%Undecided 10% Points of reference: Bush won 62% of Born Agains, according to Barna. 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