Why do so many evangelical Christians support former President Donald Trump despite his decades of documented ungodly behavior?

An in-depth report from The Economist shows that it has a simple explanation: They believe that God personally appointed him to rule the United States.

In fact, the report cites a survey conducted by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe that around 30 percent of Americans believe Trump “was anointed by God to become president.”

  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    I’m not sure you’re aware of how polling works. It would take many years to contact all 350 million Americans.

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      10 months ago

      Polling has long since left phones behind. Anything that’s pure phones is heavily skewed towards conservatives and older people.