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Section_C.docx What has been the inuence of the Religious Right on the Republican Party since 1980, and why did evangelical Christians continue to vote for Donald Trump in very high numbers in 2016 and 2020? Jade Thomas - [email protected] 975 Essay

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Section C: Draft What has been the inuence of the Religious Right on the Republican Party since 1980, and why did evangelical Christians continue to vote for Donald Trump in very high numbers in 2016 and 2020? The Religious Right has made [The word choice is inappropriate for the context. This should be 'had'.] a momentous impact on politics and the Republican Party since 1980, as a result of this, when Donald Trump was made the candidate for the Republican party in both 2016 and 2020 he was a favourite for evangelical Christians, both because of the party he belonged to, and his promises to further the interests of that group. Evangelical Christians ‘turned a blind eye' towards Trump's behaviour and scandals, even though many of his actions went against Christian beliefs, for example adultery [This area is

missing words or phrases that, if added, would help your writing be more grammatically complete and clear to the reader. This should be '...for example his adultery...'] with Stormy Daniels. Evangelical Christians ignored his failures in the eyes of the church, so as to vote for the candidate who would advocate for policies which coincided with their principles due to factors such as negative partisanship and Trump's appeal to traditional positions on abortion, marriage, and religious freedom. The Religious rights [You will need to use an apostrophe to indicate ownership here. This should be 'right's'.]eect on the modern Republican party has been transformative. From the political party it was, to a pseudo political party, dressed up as if it wasn’t [To maintain an academic tone, do not use contractions. This should be 'was not'.]ghting for Christian ideals. Jimmy Carter was at the forefront of the change, trying to minimalize the gap between Church and State. When Carter campaigned in 1976 he quoted the late theologist, Reinhold Niebuhr and his caution that “the sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.” (Davis, Good, 1960). The speech contained a major insinuation of the eects of a lack of religion in politics. This was new to most voters who had never before seen such an obvious relationship between Religion and Politics [Please revise your use of capital letters here.]. Carter lit the torch and started the journey for politicians, specically Republican politicians, to appease evangelical Christians and further tried to close the gap between Religion and Politics. Similarly , [This is an unnecessary comma; you do not need to separate these parts of your sentence.]to Carter, Ronald Regan [This spelling is incorrect. Please review. This should be 'Reagan'.] continued the transformation of the Republican party. With his leadership, Regan pushed the Republican party to advocate for conservative, evangelical Christians. Regan gave his support to Christian leaders of the Eighties [Please revise your use of capital letters here.], conrming their belief that America needed to once again become ‘a shining light’ for the world, playing into the concept of American exceptionalism which was sweeping the nation. “I know you can't endorse me … but I want you to know that I endorse you and what you are doing!” Once Regan was elected as President, he was instrumental in shifting the Republican Party's stance on abortion from moderate to pro-life (Karol, 2009).

[Please remember to check all referencing against your institution's referencing style guide.] Regan also selected popular leaders from the Moral Majority [Please revise your use of capital letters here.] to serve in government positions, from the Surgeon General to the Department of Education (Critchlow, 2007). Proving the eect of the religious right on politics and especially on the republican party. [This is a sentence fragment which is an incomplete sentence. You could

include this material in your previous sentence.] Despite the inconsistencies between Trump's rhetoric and Christian ethics, Evangelical Christians still voted for Trump because of the inuence of negative partisanship on voting behaviour. Despite the fact that Trump's actions have been conicting to [The meaning here is unclear. This should be '...have conicted with...']Christian beliefs, there was a general concern that the Democratic party would moderate religious liberty and promote policies which would weaken traditional values, for example, policies which help women get abortions, get easier access to contraceptives, or give greater rights to nontraditional families. People vote for politicians who promote their interests, Trump advocated for the policies which evangelical Christians wanted, this is a key reason for evangelical protestants [Make sure to capitalise proper nouns, as well as words at the start of sentences.] voting behaviour. Instead of voting for a candidate which might advocate for non-Christian beliefs, the evangelical Christian group voted for Trump, especially because many in the group felt they 'had no other option' as their opinion on the

Democratic party and its candidates were less than favourable, especially because the Democratic party has made itself almost opposite to the Republican party [The meaning here is unclear.] on many issues such as women’s rights. Further, another crucial element in why Trump won the evangelical Christians vote in 2016 and 2020 is the repetitive and predictable nature of the groups [You will need to use an apostrophe to indicate ownership here.] voting patterns. A voter driven by their religion are [The word choice is inappropriate for the context.] generally conservative. This explains why the group voted for Trump even if Trumps [You will need to use an apostrophe to indicate ownership here.]ethos did not align with their own. The religious facet of politics is a signicant part of how politics is played in [This

area is missing words or phrases that, if added, would help your writing be more grammatically complete and clear to the reader.] the United States, and the Republican party has fashioned themselves to play perfectly with the religious groups, with one in four Americans belonging to the evangelical Christian belief group. Additional reasons which prompted evangelical protestants to vote for Trump were his Supreme Court nominees who would advocate for the beliefs of evangelical Christians as well as Trump's patriarchal and hyper-masculine anities are deeply likeminded with traditional Christian beliefs. [Avoid the use of

single-sentence paragraphs. Please refer to feedback under Structure.] To sum up, the religious right made an exceptional impact on the Republican party, transforming it over the last four decades. The Republican party has been transformed into a political party focused heavily on its evangelical Christian voters, this means the party is wholly intertwined with religion, and many of the Republican parties’ votes swing towards Christian values; for example, abortion laws, marriage laws, and religious freedom laws. Further, this group voted heavily for Trump in both campaigns; 2016 and 2020, because both he and the party he stood for were ghting and voting for bills which would be favourable for that group. Bibliography: Critchlow, DT, 2007,, The conservative ascendancy : how the GOP Right made political history /, Harvard University Press,, Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harry R. Davis and Robert C. Good, eds., Reinhold Niebuhr on Politics (New York, 1960), 180-81 [You

will need to double-check your reference list as it contains inconsistencies that need to be reviewed. Be sure to use the referencing guide provided by your institution. This citation appears to be in a dierent format than the others; please check this against your institution's referencing guidance.] Karol, D, 2009,, Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management, Cambridge University Press. Niebuhr, R. (2021). Quotesia [Online]. Available at: https://quotesia.com/reinhold-niebuhrquote/598748 (Accessed: November 5 2021)...