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(Patrick Semansky / Associated Press) https://www.patricksemansky.com/
September 27, 2023
A majority of Republican voters view former President Donald Trump as a person of faith, more than just about every other 2024 primary foe, according to a new poll.
A Deseret News/Harris X poll found that 53% of registered Republican voters said they found Trump to be a man of faith. Roughly the same percentage voters view former Vice President Mike Pence (52%) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (47%) the same way, though the poll has a 5.5 percentage point margin of error among GOP so it isn't especially possible to compare these.
That said, Pence famously says he's "a Christian, conservative, and Republican in that order" — even some of his insults are rooted in Bible verses.
Some Evangelical leaders have long said that Trump's three divorces and general approach to much of his early adult life should not count against his piousness. The former president is also facing a criminal indictment in New York related to claims stemming from his alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniel's. Trump has denied her allegations.
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