Several leaders in the Caucasian Evangelical movement tell Politico that, even though convicted felon former President Trump announcing he’ll vote against Florida’s Amendment 4 ballot measure last week might have calmed some nerves, they’re still concerned with his overall flakiness on their most important issue: Denying proper reproductive healthcare to women nationwide.
“It’s disastrous that he’s attempted to run against his own track record,” said Southern Baptist Theological Seminary head Albert Mohler. “There is a real danger to the Trump campaign that pro-life voters just don’t turn out for him with the intensity that he needs.” Sounds very concerned.
MAGAchurch Pastor Tony Perkins said “You’ve got to be more than voting against someone. You’ve got to be voting for what someone else has to offer. It’s just on the margins, but it’s the difference in many elections. Not just voting against a set of ideas and policies and the personality to actually be for a set of policies and principles that you are enthusiastic about, that makes the difference in elections, and that’s where we’re not at yet.” Endorsement not so excited and intense-y.
“I know theologically conservative and politically conservative evangelicals who are not going to vote for Donald Trump – and not a small number. The message I would send to the campaign is: Do not do anything to add to that number,” said Andrew Walker, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a professor of Christian ethics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Very sad.