https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to scott walker en https://religiondispatches.org/2015/08/07/updated-g-o-d-plays-bit-part-first-gop-debate Update: On the social issues front, perhaps the most remarkable development of the debate didn’t happen last night, but today, when FoxNews apparently edited out Jeb Bush’s fumbling answer on whether as a member of the Bloomberg Foundation’s board of… Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:30:56 EDT Daniel Schultz 0a696e91-5fae-48f9-8e82-59c3551bcc61 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/21/immigrant-bashing-indifference-and-evangelical-vote Two prominent evangelicals penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal last week, asserting that “candidates who actually have a shot at winning the presidency should understand: Immigrant-bashing offends not only Hispanic people, but also their Anglo, African-American and Asian-American… Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:12:25 EDT Sarah Posner de6bbabc-f9b1-4927-a116-cca5eebaef5d https://religiondispatches.org/2015/06/08/what-happens-when-theres-nothing-left-say-about-marriage Tony Campolo has an epiphany. Franklin Graham has a meltdown. And Scott Walker decides to time-travel. It might be the start of a joke: three white evangelical men walk into a bar (or a Chick-Fil-A)… But it’s not… Mon, 08 Jun 2015 03:39:30 EDT Sarah Posner 3561b8a8-6707-4440-84ce-7aa6eb630d1e https://religiondispatches.org/2015/03/31/jeb-bush-confused-about-religious-freedom Jeb Bush is defending Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s faulty defense of his state’s recently enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Like Pence, Bush is wrong, but Bush’s elaboration laid bare his considerable confusion about the issue. The Washington Post reports: “I… Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:30:37 EDT Sarah Posner 1748885d-3125-4e85-9c12-27ea96c374e9 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/03/09/evangelicals-looking-walker-do-nothing-2016-election When speaking to religious audiences, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker likes to remind people that he goes to church and knows his Bible. These reminders frequently come as Walker seeks to distinguish himself from political opponents in Wisconsin—the ones, he claims… Mon, 09 Mar 2015 03:33:26 EDT Sarah Posner 6e34d549-07bf-4cec-8e9e-ecaab7e8e33e https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/25/why-republicans-dont-think-obama-christian Alex Theodoridis, a political scientist at the University of California, Merced, conducted a survey last fall of Americans’ understanding of President Obama’s religious beliefs. Remarkably, he found that in response to the question, “Which of these do you think most… Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:05:14 EST Sarah Posner 6a9524d2-8128-4f55-b757-a0e94131856c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/21/ralph-reeds-group-goes-after-union-thugs-wisconsin Get ready for the 2012 strategy of engaging evangelicals more intently in the right’s anti-government crusade. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:05:32 EDT Sarah Posner fb12a58b-d6a3-40ce-8c2d-534fa850af82 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/28/hope-once-again-wisconsin Ordinary Cheddarheads are possessed of hope in a way that is if not explicitly theological, then at least well-explained by it. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:35:32 EDT Daniel Schultz 44fe9715-2ebb-42a7-bdef-a045cdeb1e7a https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/14/will-religious-side-workers At this moment the embattled US labor movement urgently needs strong community-based allies and much greater moral legitimation, yet broad-based strategic and moral support from the religious side has been slow to materialize. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:09:40 EDT Peter Laarman 74e5fbe8-0330-4f6f-b118-72dfc876708f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/11/wisconsin-religious-voices-witness-against-scott-walker Wisconsin groups take a stand against union-busting and drastic cutbacks in social services. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:43:56 EST Daniel Schultz 92d273b3-ba0d-48bf-9044-917beaff123f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/10/scott-walker-loves-jesus-thats-nice And the violent bear it away. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:55:23 EST Peter Laarman 65005d56-d30b-4a26-9cd2-632728615e61 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/tea-partys-cosmic-conflict-wisconsin Big Government is the sacred enemy that animates the Tea Party uniting it in opposition to death panels, socialists, gun-control advocates, unions, Obamacare, deficits, and so on… Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:46:15 EST Gary Laderman f74b9ec4-c297-4d0f-bfc0-fe135d520c79 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/18/thinking-theologically-about-wisconsin-union-conflict What has faith to say about the conflict between Scott Walker and state workers’ unions? Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:22:04 EST Daniel Schultz a5ca14ad-25ed-4219-8caa-b22a1cb59974 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/16/which-side-are-you How long is it going to take for it to sink in with religious leaders that it will soon be time to choose sides? Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:26:34 EST Daniel Schultz 58298645-8a84-48bf-a269-aabfa8151ceb