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Could religious voters in the swing states decide the US election?

Published: Oct. 4, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

The US presidential election looks as if it\u2019s coming down to the wire in a handful of battleground states. Neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has established a clear lead, and that raises the question of whether, even in today\u2019s increasingly secular America, evangelical Christians could give former president Trump a crucial advantage in the rust belt. On the other hand, could his role in the demise of Roe v Wade tilt the race towards Harris?\xa0
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\nIn this episode of Holy Smoke, Damian Thompson talks to Dr Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, a specialist in the influence of religion on US politics, and Justin Webb, presenter of BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme, widely respected as an impartial commentator on presidential campaigns.\xa0
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\nProduced by Patrick Gibbons.