The Evangelicals sold their souls to gain power.

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4. They're the voting bloc that made the election...

... close at all per the CNN exit poll, which DID include mailed and early-voters in their numbers:

https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/exit-polls/president/national-results

The white evangelicals were about 42% of all the white voters -- 27% white evangelical divided by 65% of all white voters --- and they overwhelmingly voted for Trump. And they were clearly very motivated to vote because 42% is significantly higher than their percentage of whites otherwise.

Edit: And check out the 1976 electoral map when Jimmy Carter (blue) won the election, after he wore his evangelical beliefs on his sleeve. (Reminder: AFTER the civil rights bills of the 60's and Roe v Wade)


Then he and other Democrats proposed taxing churches and their organizations, and the evangelicals like Falwell gave their full support to Reagan and the Republicans. It's been that way ever since 1980.