BTN Karl's Missing Evangelicals, Found 11/08/2004

[Beyond The News]

November 08, 2004 Karl's Missing Evangelicals, Found —Michael Medved Karl Rove, chief political advisor to President Bush, has spoken almost obsessively over the last four years about the "four million missing evangelicals." These are the four million Christian conservative voters who were expected to give Bush a comfortable victory in the year 2000, but who never actually showed up at the polls. Many analysts believe that last minute publicity over a 30 year-old drunk driving charge greatly discouraged turnout among people of faith, so Republican strategists have concentrated with ferocious intensity on giving religious citizens good reason to vote this time around. The results looked impressive on Election Day, 2004: instead of losing the popular vote by a half a million, the president won by a margin of three and a half million--a positive swing of four million votes. In other words, it looks like Karl Rove finally found his four million missing Evangelicals--and changed the course of political history in the process. Michael Medved is the host of The Michael Medved Show. If this commentary was forwarded to you, sign up for your own free subscription. Beyond the News Commentaries go past today's headlines to give you concise and penetrating insight into the most pressing challenges facing our culture today. BTN commentaries cover everything from politics to popular culture, from faith to international relations and family values to the progress of the war on terrorism. You are receiving the email because you have subscribed to this list. If you would like to remove yourself from this list, please use the following link and you will be removed immediately! Thank you! Copyright 2004 Beyond The News TM Healthcare for Christians Affordable Distance Degrees Presidential Election Voter Demographics [CNN] GOP tells of success wooing Catholic vote [Washington Times]