Politico: Evangelicals Warn That Trump Is Losing Them

Politico reports:

Trump has long been all over the map on abortion. But for anti-abortion activists, Trump’s shifting rhetoric over the last two weeks has been particularly fraught. And it’s leaving some of his staunchest white evangelical backers fearful that some of their voters may stay home in November.

“It’s disastrous that he’s attempted to run against his own track record,” said Albert Mohler, a prominent evangelical and head of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. “There is a real danger to the Trump campaign that pro-life voters just don’t turn out for him with the intensity that he needs.”

“You’ve got to be more than voting against someone. You’ve got to be voting for what someone else has to offer. It’s just on the margins, but it’s the difference in many elections,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.

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