Read on Twitter
"Jimmy Carter was the first "born again" evangelical to become president. He was reared Southern Baptist, served as a deacon, and frequently taught Sunday School." (thread 1/4)
"After two terms in the Georgia state legislature and one term as governor, he ran for the presidency in 1976 on the Democratic ticket.
His ability to attract evangelical voters led Newsweek to declare 1976 the "Year of the Evangelical."" (thread 2/4)
His ability to attract evangelical voters led Newsweek to declare 1976 the "Year of the Evangelical."" (thread 2/4)
"Yet when in office, many white evangelical voters became disenchanted with his unwillingness to rollback abortion rights and defected to Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984." (thread 3/4)
"Carter was the last Democratic candidate for president to receive at least half of the white evangelical vote, a group that became a key constituency in the resurgence of conservatism in national electoral politics for the next 30 years." (thread 4/4)
