Don't Count on It

In the end, the born again conservatives will rescue the election for John McCain. After all, some have asked, who else can they vote for?

They can vote for the Democrat!

And they are going to do just that according to a new poll by respected Christian pollster George Barna. Here's what Barna reported on February 4th:

"One of the most reliable constituencies of the Republican Party in recent years has been born again Christians. A new national survey of likely voters conducted by The Barna Group, however, shows that the Republicans have lost the allegiance of many born again voters. The November election is truly up for grabs - and if the election were held today, most born again voters would select the Democratic Party nominee for president, whoever that might be."

Hello. Are you listening GOP leadership?

Hold the line, there is more:

"If the election were held today, and all of the remaining candidates from both parties were on the ballot, the frontrunners among born again voters would be Hillary Clinton (favored by 20% of born again likely voters), Barack Obama (18%) and Mike Huckabee (12%). No other candidate reached double figures. Thirty percent of the born again likely voters said they were still undecided as to who they would choose."

So, if John McCain believes the 'religious right' will vote for him just because he is Republican, the message of Barna's poll is, "don't count on it."

see Barna's entire report here: http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=291