The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections

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John C. Green, Mark J. Rozell, Clyde Wilcox
Georgetown University Press, 17 Αυγ 2006 - 282 σελίδες

The Christian Right never ceases to surprise professional observers of American politics. With the Christian coalition in disarray, many expected that the movement would play less of a role in the 2004 elections. But when exit polls reported that "moral values" were the most commonly cited reason for presidential vote choice, pundits immediately proclaimed the importance of the "values vote." Yet the role of the Christian Right, of statewide referenda on same-sex marriage, and of religious mobilization remained the subject of debate. The Values Campaign? The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections reaches well beyond the instant analyses of the post-election period to provide an assessment of the role of the religious right in 2004. The contributors to this volume are among the leading scholars of religion and politics in the United States, and many have contributed for over a decade to ongoing discussions of the role played by the religious right in national elections.

The authors consider national mobilization and issues, and also explore the role of the Christian Right in specific states. Their evaluations contend that the "values campaign" was not an aberration but a consistent pattern of national politics, and that moral traditionalism will likely continue to be a significant factor in future elections.

A timely study of the 2004 elections, this volume will appeal to scholars and observers of electoral politics, state politics, and religion and politics.

 

Περιεχόμενα

The Christian Right Movement in 2004
1
The March Goes On The Christian Right and the 2004 Values Campaign
3
The Values Vote? Moral Issues and the 2004 Elections
11
Agents of Value Christian Right Activists in 2004
22
Saving Marriage by Banning Marriage The Christian Right Finds a New Issue in 2004
56
The Key States in the 2004 Election
77
Ohio The Bible and the Buckeye State
79
Michigan A War on the Home Front?
98
Minnesota Battleground Politics in a New Setting
143
Florida So Close and Yet So Far
158
Colorado An Uphill Climb
179
Oklahoma A Battle of Good versus Evil
199
California Menage a Trois The Christian Right the Republican Party and Arnold Schwarzenegger
216
South Carolina Integration and Success?
238
Contributors
259
Index
261

Iowa In the Heart of Bush Country
128

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Σελίδα 14 - On a matter of such importance, the voice of the people must be heard. Activist courts have left the people with one recourse. If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America.

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John C. Green is professor of political science at the University of Akron and senior fellow with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Mark J. Rozell is professor of public policy at George Mason University.

Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University.

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