God at the Grassroots 2016

Mark J. Rozell is dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University.

This book addresses the influence of the American religious Right on the 2016 presidential election campaign. It follows up on a series published in the late 1990s and early 2000s that went into hiatus from 2004 to 2016. The editors, Rozell (George Mason) and Wilcox (Georgetown), are distinguished scholars of religion and American politics. Contributors to this book study the dynamics of the religious Right in eight pivotal states. Their focus is on the role of interest groups during the primaries and general elections, but they also analyze the electoral strategies of the main campaigns. Contributors seek to explain the apparent anomaly of Christian support for the Trump candidacy. Their analysis is succinct and based on strong empirical research. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• PART ONE: The Christian Right Movement in 2016Chapter One: Donald J. Trump and the Enduring Religion Factor in U.S. Politics, Mark J. RozellChapter Two: Evangelicals and President Trump: The Not So Odd Couple, Ted G. Jelen and Kenneth D. WaldPART TWO: Key States in the 2016 ElectionChapter Three: Ohio: Christian Right in Kasich Country?, Paul A. Djupe and Kimberly H. CongerChapter Four: Iowa: The Religious Right as Sometime Republican Kingmaker, Christopher W. Larimer and Donna R. HoffmanChapter Five: Michigan: The Christian Right in the Presidential Election, Corwin E. Smidt and Mikael PelzChapter Six: Minnesota: The Resurgence of Evangelical Political Strength in 2016, Christopher P. Gilbert, Joseph Cella, and Alexander JensenChapter Seven: Colorado: Hiking in Rocky Terrain, Carin RobinsonChapter Eight: Florida: Trump Connects with the Christian Right, Matthew Corrigan, Sucheta Pyakuryal, and Kenneth WaldChapter Nine: Virginia: Christian Right Birthplace Rejects Trump, Mark J. Rozell and Clyde WilcoxChapter Ten: South Carolina: Integration and Challenge?, Oran P. Smith and James L. GuthPART THREE: CONCLUSIONChapter Eleven: The Last Temptation of the Christian Right?, Clyde WilcoxAbout the Editors