Sunday Morning

• At one time, there might have actually been something you could call White Evangelical vote, but it has really evolved into what can more accurately be called the White Supremacist vote. It is instructive that support for Trump among this group seems to increase when he is more viciously racist and xenophobic. He doesn't become more Christian or Evangelical; he just vocalizes more racism. Many in this group hide behind the smokescreen of Evangelicalism, but the racist underbelly of it is always lurking. My view on this is not based on vague impressions from the media or elsewhere. For a leftie, I know a disproportionate number of people from the White Evangelical Right. At least anecdotally, what I described above is true.
• I have watched with sadness, dismay, and astonishment as my former church body, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), has become a conduit of validation for its members who support this White Supremacy
• So we lost House seats because we turned off suburban voters by talking about racial justice? Does this mean the Democratic Party should become less committed to racial justice?  I am not sure what else to conclude. As I've said before, if that's what it takes to get the suburban whites to vote for Dems, then maybe they should be looking elsewhere for more reliable and desirable coalition partners.