Barna Report Shows Support for McCain Among Qualified Evangelicals

The mainstream polls indicate that evangelicals are evenly split between McCain and Obama. A new Barna report paints a very different picture when evangelicals are "qualified" in the Presidential poll. Barna's qualified poll greatly reduces the number of evangelicals in the country, and shows much greater support for McCain among "evangelicals".

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Using the common approach of allowing people to self-identify as evangelicals ... John McCain holds a narrow 39% to 37% lead over Sen. Obama.

Using the Barna approach of studying people’s core religious beliefs produces a very different outcome. ... and Sen. McCain holds a huge lead (61%-17%) over the Democratic nominee.

The difference is in how you define an evangelical. With the Barna method the voting block is greatly reduced, and the political alignment comes through more clearly. Other the other hand the power of the voting block is marginalized.

For what's it's worth. Your thoughts are always welcome...

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