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Why do so many evangelical Christians support former President Donald Trump despite his decades of documented ungodly behavior?

An in-depth report from The Economist shows that it has a simple explanation: They believe that God personally appointed him to rule the United States.

In fact, the report cites a survey conducted by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe that around 30 percent of Americans believe Trump "was anointed by God to become president."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you're aware of how polling works. It would take many years to contact all 350 million Americans.

[โ€“] Maggoty 3 points 11 months ago

Polling has long since left phones behind. Anything that's pure phones is heavily skewed towards conservatives and older people.