# GOP, (god's own party) people of faith & exclusivity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-gods-own-party-people-of-faith-exclusivity/742327>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 6, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-gods-own-party-people-of-faith-exclusivity/742327 "2016-01-06T15:42:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-gods-own-party-people-of-faith-exclusivity/742327/41 "2016-01-07T17:13:26Z")

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> [@Clothahump](#):
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> It isn’t. It apparently was[93 million.](http://www.thenation.com/article/figuring-out-why-93-million-people-didnt-vote/)

The 54 million refers to evangelical voters who didn’t turn out, not all eligible voters.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-gods-own-party-people-of-faith-exclusivity/742327/42 "2016-01-07T18:53:10Z")

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> [@andros](#):
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> And Ted “Theodore” Cruz has very certainly been working the “I’m super righteous AF” angle in Iowa.

[He’s even pandering to the homeschoolers.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/cruz-launches-homeschool-coalition-led-christian-patriarchy-adherent)

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**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-gods-own-party-people-of-faith-exclusivity/742327/43 "2016-01-07T20:04:10Z")

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> [@vivalostwages](#):
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> Applause.  
> And they never even notice the disconnect any more than their followers do.

That is because their constituents know less about the bible than the candidate does!

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**Author:** ![Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Levolor_the_Blind)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-gods-own-party-people-of-faith-exclusivity/742327/44 "2016-01-07T23:35:36Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> And I was asking if he had a link to Cruz saying that, or the part that you didn’t highlight.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

Here you go:

> **[Ted Cruz: An Atheist 'Isn't Fit To Be' President](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-atheists_n_5640b613e4b0411d30719f52)**
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> Not only that, but a president should begin every day with prayer.

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