Now, are some white Evangelicals probably racist? Sure. That means, a large percentage of the vote is already “baked in.” Therefore, if 24% of white Evangelicals voted for Obama, that is quite telling. You first have to acknowledge the fact that the vast majority of certain voting blocks are going to vote a certain way no matter what (Evangelicals largely vote GOP African Americans largely vote Democrat, etc.). Of course, this claim is pretty much refuted by the fact that 24% of white Evangelicals voted for Obama in 2008. Instead, she reduces everything (in this case) to one reason: white Evangelicals are really racist. Once again, I feel KDM is foregoing any attempt at any real critical analysis regarding Evangelicals’ reaction to Obama. To address this, Obama gave what KDM characterizes as “one of the most powerful speeches of his political career.” In his Obama criticized some of Wright’s language, but said he couldn’t disown Wright, just like he couldn’t disown the black community or his white grandmother, because of them were a part of the America that he loved. KDM points out that white Evangelicals certainly didn’t like Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, either, especially when preached from the pulpit, “God damn America” and quoted Malcom X.
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