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The most interesting findings from the new survey from a trio of progressive religious groups (Faith in Public Life, Sojourners and Catholics in Alliance for Public Good):<\/a>
\nObama significantly improves upon perceptions of Democratic Party’s “friendliness” to religion<\/strong>. Fifty-four percent of voters see Obama as friendly to religion, and a similar percentage see McCain as “friendly” to religion (58%). … Obama’s numbers represent a 16-point improvement over his party’s numbers (38%) and a 5-point increase from Faith in Public Life’s pre-election findings among the general public (49%).
\nPalin nomination resulted in net loss for GOP ticket<\/strong>. Palin’s nomination increased support among fewer than one-third of white evangelicals (30%), and decreased support among every other religious group and political independents..
\nWhile 1-in-5 evangelicals and 1-in-8 Catholics say an agenda focused primarily on abortion and same-sex marriage best reflects their values, majorities of evangelical and Catholic voters want a broad agenda. <\/strong>
\nCommon ground approach to reducing abortion is overwhelmingly popular<\/strong>. The vast majority (83%) of voters, including white evangelicals (86%) and Catholics (81%), believe elected leaders should work together to find ways to reduce abortions by helping prevent unwanted pregnancies, expanding adoption, and increasing economic support for women who want to carry their pregnancies to term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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