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This 6 page paper discusses the importance of religion in the 2008 Presidential election campaign. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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When we consider the recent election and the part religion played in it, it is perhaps the extreme religious right that comes to mind. We would assume, correctly that evangelical
Christians voted largely for John McCain but in the final analysis, this was not the most interesting thing about the race. What seems to be most intriguing is that Americans,
by a large majority, approve of the separation of church and state, and yet its unlikely that they would ever vote for an atheist. In other words, despite not wanting
a theocracy, Americans still want a President who is religious. Part of the explanation may lie in the fact that this was one of the most exciting races in history,
thanks in large part to Barack Obamas supreme organizing abilities as well as the fact that the problems facing the country seem to transcend any religious issues (Daniel and Holladay).
Those problems include Iraq, foreign policy, the economy and fears for the future: "Americans have grown tired and frustrated with the war in Iraq; they are embarrassed by the global
collapse of respect for America; they are fed up with the hypocrisy and the plastic mannerisms of government leaders obsessed with power; and the are hungry for a pragmatic, much
less ideological, approach to the problems the country confronts" (Daniel and Holladay). That being the case, religious ideology and dogmatic statements that serve little practical purpose are falling flat
with the electorate. Instead, voters want leaders capable of solving the countrys problems and are "not interested in the ideological categories that have traditionally defined the way we approach politics,
including the attempts to identify candidates as conservative or liberal" (Daniel and Holladay). Candidates in the campaign sought to reach past these labels, although Rush Limbaugh and other such commentators
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