Perkins: Evangelicals Are Tired Of Trump’s “Drama”

Semafor reports:

Call it a crisis of faith. Despite appointing the conservative judges who ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade — and fervently courting the religious right during his presidency — prominent evangelicals are beginning to shy away from supporting former President Donald Trump’s third bid for office. A major factor is the same issue driving leaders in other parts of the conservative coalition away from his campaign: They’re not sure he can win.

Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council who prayed with Trump in office and defended him at critical moments, suggested Trump remains too focused on the 2020 election and that evangelicals “don’t want a lot of drama” this time around. He said the former president needed to earn their vote by speaking about issues that resonated with them instead — he pointed to Trump’s frequent references to a “war on Christmas” in 2016 as an example.

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Prominent evangelicals are beginning to shy away from supporting Trump’s third bid for office, @ShelbyTalcott reports.

A major factor is the same issue driving others away from his campaign: They’re not sure he can win https://t.co/VsLVwYbNxQ

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