Republican party update.

The interesting number to me about this poll is that 41% of Republicans (twice as often as D's and I's) think it's okay for religious leaders to campaign for politicians. That worked really well for Rove in Ohio in 2004, didn't it?

But -- almost 60% think it's important that their candidate share their own beliefs.

I would say Willard's people aren't happy about this.

CBS News Poll. June 26-28, 2007. N=750 registered voters nationwide.
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"Do you think it is appropriate for political candidates to talk about their religious beliefs as part of their political campaigns, or do you think this is not appropriate?"
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		Appropriate	Not Appropriate	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL reg. voters	50	48	2
	Republicans	65	32	3
	Democrats	41	57	2
	Independents	48	51	1
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	5/20-23/04	50	47	3
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"Do you think it is appropriate for religious leaders to urge people to vote for or against a political candidate, or is that not appropriate?"
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		Appropriate	Not Appropriate	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL reg. voters	27	70	3
	Republicans	41	58	1
	Democrats	21	77	2
	Independents	22	72	6
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	5/20-23/04	33	63	4
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"Thinking about your vote for president next year, how important is it that a candidate SHARES your religious beliefs? Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important?"
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		Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not at All Important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL reg. voters	15	23	23	38	1
	Republicans	30	28	20	21	1
	Democrats	7	23	27	42	1
	Independents	12	18	21	48	1
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"How important is it for a candidate to have STRONG religious beliefs, regardless of whether those beliefs are the same as yours? Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important?"
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		Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not at All Important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL reg. voters	27	36	16	20	1
	Republicans	43	35	12	7	3
	Democrats	23	35	19	23	0
	Independents	20	36	17	27	0