The story doesn’t put it that way. But you get the idea in this paragraph: Democratic leaders launched polls and focus groups and strategy sessions. At the Democratic headquarters, even Dean, now chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), was getting into the spirit. He had seen the Democrats' share of the evangelical vote drop from 33%, when Bill Clinton ran, to 17% for Kerry. Dean's aides began asking state party chairs, Do you talk to religious press? Do you know any religious leaders, even? Ever think to organize them? The response came back, Well, no, not really. (TIME)
Meanwhile, Harry Reid had a Hindu opening prayer for the first time in Senate history. (The Hill)
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It is interesting to watch the Democrats try to capture the support of the “faith” voter. But the core issue is never touched upon. It is the “third rail” of liberal politics – daring to even acknowledge the existence of absolute truths. They seem much more comfortable with the widespread liberal belief system based on relativism.
I truly believe that this is the Democrat's dilemma. Faith believes that absolute truths do exist. Is the Democrat Party's leadership prepared to acknowledge this? At the risk of alienating their “relativist” base and their liberal institutions, I think not.
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