White, Evangelical and Worried About Trump

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Two of the key groups that helped elect Donald J. Trump in 2016 were white women and evangelicals. Now, in the midterm elections, white women are turning away from the president and his party, while evangelicals are sticking with him. We look at what happens when you’re both.

On today’s episode:

• Annie Brown, a producer for “The Daily.”

• Tess Clarke, who spoke to us about how evangelical Christianity informs her vote.

• Elizabeth Dias, who covers faith and politics for The New York Times.

Background reading:

• Ms. Clarke is part of a group of white, evangelical women in Texas whose vote may be more up for grabs than at any time in the recent past.

• Many young evangelicals across the country are questioning the typical ties between evangelicalism and Republican politics.

• How evangelicals became a powerful conservative force in American politics.

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Elizabeth Dias contributed reporting.

“White, Evangelical and Worried About Trump” was produced by Annie Brown, with help from Neena Pathak, and edited by Wendy Dorr and Lisa Tobin.

“The Daily” is produced by Theo Balcomb, Annie Brown, Jessica Cheung, Lynsea Garrison, Michael Simon Johnson, Andy Mills, Neena Pathak, Rachel Quester, Ike Sriskandarajah, Clare Toeniskoetter and Alexandra Leigh Young, and edited by Larissa Anderson, Paige Cowett and Wendy Dorr. Lisa Tobin is our executive producer. Samantha Henig is our editorial director. Brad Fisher is our technical manager. Chris Wood is our sound engineer. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly.