Does Religious Ideology Erase the Secular Constituency?
As Election Day approaches, the news media is taking an interest in the role secular values voters will play. They are finding that we are getting organized, but not making the kind of dent we should given our numbers. A new analysis from a history professor offers one possible explanation: pollsters have fallen for the “nation of believers” story and minimize the importance of this constituency. Combine that with the two major parties’ decision to court the religious vote, and you’ve got an “invisible minority” fighting to get heard.
