Cal Thomas: Buyer’s remorse for some evangelicals
Evangelical Christians, who once were content with staying out of earthly concerns, have grown into an influential subset of American politics. Not all who identify with this label vote in unison. They voted in large numbers in 1976 for Jimmy Carter, but reversed course in 1980 and went for Ronald Reagan. In subsequent elections, a majority has voted for Republican candidates.
In the 2020 election, this subset, the granddaughter of the late Reverend Billy Graham — the evangelist who came to regret his and his troublesome association with Richard Nixon — and thousands of pastors and other influential Christian leaders.
