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    White Evangelicals Can't Quit Donald Trump

    New polling finds that their support for the president remains strikingly high. But are they mortgaging the future of the faith?
    by Robert P. Jones Apr 20, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    With two alleged extramarital affairs looming over the presidency, white evangelicals are doubling down on their support for Donald Trump. But the near-term political gains their support is yielding may come at a high cost for the future of the faith.

    A new survey released this week by PRRI, where I serve as the CEO, finds white evangelical support for Trump remains strikingly high, with 75 percent holding a favorable view of the president and only 22 percent holding an unfavorable view. This level of support far exceeds his favorability among all Americans, which is at 42 percent. Among all non-white evangelical Americans, Trump’s favorability is only 36 percent.

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