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Frank Luntz explains to confused CNN host why evangelicals flock to Trump
American Wire ^ | March 30, 2024 | Vivek Saxena

Posted on 03/30/2024 11:40:45 AM PDT by gitmo

Pollster Frank Luntz tried on Friday to explain to an oblivious CNN host why Evangelical Christians overwhelmingly support former President Donald Trump.

While the reasons should be obvious — Trump helped repeal Roe v. Wade, staunchly supports religious liberty, and has been an ally to Christians — host Brianna Keilar just couldn’t figure it out.

Indeed, in her opinion, Evangelicals should revile Trump because — wait for it — he’s an imperfect human being who’s said and done imperfect things.

For example, when asked in 2015 about whether he’d ever asked God for forgiveness, he essentially said no.

“I’m not sure I have,” he replied. “I just go and try and do a better job from there. I don’t think so.”

Listen

Flashback

Trump said he never sought forgiveness for his sins: “I don’t think so. I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: christians; cnn; election; evangelical; evangelicals; trump
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Frank Luntz nails it. I don't see why it's so difficult for the left to see it.
1 posted on 03/30/2024 11:40:45 AM PDT by gitmo
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Wait till they see Traitor Joe declaring Easter to be LBGT day assuming MSM is not able to bury the story. l am sure they are scrambling to do just that.


2 posted on 03/30/2024 11:45:51 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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For example, when asked in 2015 about whether he’d ever asked God for forgiveness, he essentially said no.

2015 was almost 10 years ago. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then, including with President Trump's faith journey. I'm pretty sure he'd answer differently today.

3 posted on 03/30/2024 11:48:04 AM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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Atheists vote almost entirely for Democrats and atheism is a pretty intense belief yet no one asks them why they vote for the candidate that the media always try to sell as the religious one.


4 posted on 03/30/2024 11:51:49 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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It may be simpler than confused people tend to make it:

Evangelicals will go to the mat for love of two documents: the Bible and the Constitution. DJT is for preservation and protection of both.

The left, the insane, hate both.

It’s such a stark contrast it’s amazing people miss it.


5 posted on 03/30/2024 11:52:43 AM PDT by Migraine ( )
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"Wait till they see Traitor Joe declaring Easter to be LBGT day assuming MSM is not able to bury the story. ..."

.... I understand your point, However, Biden declared the fixed calendar day of ... "March 31st" ... to be LGBTQ Day which falls on Easter this year ..... After this year it won't fall on Easter which changes every year.

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6 posted on 03/30/2024 11:54:21 AM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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It’s kind of stupid that the media is asking this. The media is the reason- they’ve relentlessly promoted an image of him. What did they expect?


7 posted on 03/30/2024 12:00:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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You are dead on. I don’t see how anyone — not just Christians, but Jews, Moslems, Hindus, ethical agnostics,
anyone with an ounce of respect for others, could support Biden after he deliberately shat on religion. His “declaration” is perhaps the most offensive political act I have observed in my long lifetime.


8 posted on 03/30/2024 12:04:27 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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Doing “imperfect things” and committing sin do NOT necessarily equate.

Ask him if he asks God for forgiveness of his sins and see what he says.


9 posted on 03/30/2024 12:05:32 PM PDT by traderrob6
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After this year it won't fall on Easter which changes every year.

Next Easter on March 31st appears to be in the year 2086.

10 posted on 03/30/2024 12:07:24 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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Trump said he never sought forgiveness for his sins: “I don’t think so. I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.”

Frank Luntz did get it right in the political sense (it is only pragmatic in the choice between Trump and Biden on policy - this is hardly rocket science to understand). On this highlighted portion, however, I do pray and hope President Trump realizes we can't make things right on our own and that's why we need God's forgiveness for salvation. Repentance. But this quote was nearly a decade ago as well...maybe he has changed since then.

11 posted on 03/30/2024 12:07:46 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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I do pray and hope President Trump realizes we can't make things right on our own and that's why we need God's forgiveness for salvation. Repentance.

Amen

12 posted on 03/30/2024 12:09:55 PM PDT by gitmo (If your biography doesn't match your theology, what good is it?)
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I just can’t figure it out

Trump calls on Biden and the White House to issue an apology to Catholics and Christians across America
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1774151501759353141


13 posted on 03/30/2024 12:13:05 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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I am choosing a president, not a pastor. It is that simple!

I want someone as president that will represent my views. Not lie to me to get the nomination then turn on a dime afterwards.

Trump despite his flaws at LEAST tried with every fiber of his being at great person cost to actually DO what he said he would do if elected. I will stand by him, because he stood by us.


14 posted on 03/30/2024 12:13:31 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: R_Kangel

Spare us the excuses. This March 31 is Easter and Joe Scum Biden did this right now, not years hence. His purpose was to provoke Christians into saying things against the Democrats’ new religion, Trannyism, to stir up division and solidify support from his base.


15 posted on 03/30/2024 12:13:52 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: CatOwner

So what?

You don’t recognize when you are sh*t on?


16 posted on 03/30/2024 12:15:30 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: gitmo
People see Trump as the only one who will fight back. That's why, as flawed as he is, people support him.

We have really bad destructive people running our government and all of our institutions, and Trump appears to be our only hope.

17 posted on 03/30/2024 12:18:05 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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So what’s left to accomplish?


18 posted on 03/30/2024 12:24:50 PM PDT by joesbucks (For 2,000 years Christians have been warning of the Anti-Christ. Now they buy Bibles from him. )
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To: traderrob6

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19 posted on 03/30/2024 12:25:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: gitmo

Trump didn’t declare Easter a degenerate tranny celebration day.


20 posted on 03/30/2024 12:30:37 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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