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Why Trump's coalition of evangelical voters could be fraying

Season 2026 Episode 219 | 6m 05s

White evangelical Christians have been among President Trump’s most loyal supporters for more than a decade, and our new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows that most still approve of him. But signs of slippage are emerging ahead of the midterms. Stephanie Sy reports on the overlap of politics and faith.

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