In a striking shift in strategy on the stump, Democratic presidential candidates are attempting to enlist God on their side to counter President George W Bush's overwhelming popularity among religious voters.Howard Dean, the Democratic frontrunner, is the latest to try the tactic. Despite previously sticking to his pledge to keep "God and guns" out of politics, he all but recruited Jesus Christ as a liberal Democrat in an interview over the Christmas period.
For his part, Gen Wesley Clark has begun speaking in church halls throughout the South and has hired a Roman Catholic sociologist. A specialist in religious psephology, the aide is advising the general on reaching out to "convertible Catholics" who might be persuaded not to vote again for Mr Bush in November.
According to a survey released last month, two out of three church-goers voted in 2000 for President Bush, a passionate ...
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