Amy Sullivan can identify a “religious” voter, but I doubt it’s anything more than a secondary characteristic.

I question there are enough voters – people we assume will vote without being stampeded by some machine – who identify predominantly as a member of a denomination or as a religious voter in general. Targeting an issue or “values” is empirically more useful and worth the get out the vote effort. I would debate a “values” issue – like jobs or military spending – with someone. I also think this “problem” is a symptom of the first past the post, winner take all structure of the American electoral system. A proportional STV system would make Sullivan’s concerns relevant.

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