Steven Waldman Beyond the God Gap
The theory of the \u201cGod gap\u201d\u2014often broadly suggesting that religious Americans are conservative and will vote Republican while non-religious Americans are liberal and will vote Democratic\u2014has been prominent in press reporting and political maneuvering in the 2004 presidential race. At their recent conventions, both parties seemed to grapple with faith dynamics and respond to the perceived God gap in interesting, unexpected ways.\nKrista speaks with Steven Waldman, who covered the 2004 Democratic and Republican conventions for religious messages, images, and language. He says that, strictly speaking, the God gap is a myth. We\u2019ll look beyond the headlines about the political gulf that reportedly separates religious and secular Americans.