Poll: More evangelicals sour toward Republicans | Politics News | Reuters.com

Poll: More evangelicals sour toward Republicans | Politics News | Reuters.com: "DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. evangelicals have lost some of their enthusiasm for the Republican Party, a factor contributing to the party's drubbing in Tuesday's congressional elections, a new survey found.

In a Beliefnet poll of 771 evangelical Christians from Tuesday to Thursday, 30 percent said they voted for fewer Republicans than in previous elections. Evangelicals have been a core base of Republican support."