Democrats make big strides in faith-based voter outreach

When she was director of religious outreach for John Kerry’s Democratic presidential campaign four years ago, Mara Vanderslice could hardly have seemed lower on the campaign’s totem pole. This election season is different as Democratic campaigns attempt to frame issues such as poverty, environmentalism and health care in religious contexts. “It could not have changed […]

When she was director of religious outreach for John Kerry’s Democratic presidential campaign four years ago, Mara Vanderslice could hardly have seemed lower on the campaign’s totem pole. This election season is different as Democratic campaigns attempt to frame issues such as poverty, environmentalism and health care in religious contexts. “It could not have changed more in only four years,” Vanderslice said.

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