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"New Evangelicals" have no presidential candidate.(Election Day 2012)(Brief article)

USA TODAY

| December 01, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Society for the Advancement of Education. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

An unexpected bloc of voters has emerged heading into the 2012 election season, New York University's Marcia Pally concludes in The New Evangelicals: Expanding #be Vision of the Common Good.

This segment has moved away from religious conservatives and become focused on what historically are the traditional evangelical issues--poverty relief, care for the needy (including immigrants)--as well as a newcomer, environmental protection.

However, despite separating from the religious right, the new evangelicals--estimated to comprise just over 10% of the U.S. population--have not found a home with the …

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