Should Democrats Get Religion?
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(CBS/AP) The Democratic Party&#39;s sharp defeat in the 2004 election has already produced a round of soul searching. The GOP recaptured the White House and strengthened its hold on Congress with powerful support from churchgoers.
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PETER CAVE: The Bush administration is considering guaranteeing a role for Sunni Muslims in Iraq&#39;s first democratic government as a way of trying to quell dissent and future violence.
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The Bush campaign is making a push for the allegiance of African-American clergy, while the Democrats are motivating them to get their parishioners to the polls.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON - Thirteen years ago, David Wilhelm, then chairman of the Democratic Party, told the conservative Christian Coalition that good Christians could belong to either major political party.   He was hissed.
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Candor about faith marks this presidential election season. Critics say a line is being crossed.
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Just about everybody wants to have their say in this presidential election. From evangelical preachers who claim "God is not a Republican or a Democrat" to the anti-abortion Catholics Against Kerry, political advertising by smaller groups, and individuals in some cases, is popping up across the country.
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Superdelegates, or party professionals, could play a decisive role in the outcome of the Democratic race.
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With just 26 days to the November 2 US presidential election, the Democratic Party has launched a website targeting religious voters, seeking to present Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry and running mate John Edwards as men of faith.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry put their faith on display on Wednesday, as Bush linked his foreign policy to a belief that "God wants everybody to be free" and Kerry tied his faith to a fight for equality and justice.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical Christianity or his childhood years in the Muslim faith.
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Some Democrats say they fear their party's method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic, with it unlikely Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will get the delegates needed for the nomination. Party rules call for superdelegates to tip the balance.
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President Bush's campaign criticized a new Democratic effort to get out the religious vote for John Kerry on Friday, saying it could endanger churches' tax-exempt status by involving them in partisan political activity.
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John Kerry managed the best showing in decades for a Democratic presidential candidate among mainline Protestants, but his failure to capture a majority of Roman Catholics &#151; people of his own faith &#151; gave President Bush an important advantage in last November's election, according to a new survey.
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Most independents say they'll vote Democratic.
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By JIM KUHNHENN  WASHINGTON - David Wilhelm once drew hisses when he suggested that Christians could be Republicans or Democrats.  Years later, Wilhelm is spreading that message again, and he's hoping for a better response this time.
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status. And the task is daunting, many Democratic consultants and leaders agree.
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Having lost the Presidential election in part because of the 21% of the voters who told exit pollsters their chief concern was &#39;moral values,&#39; Democrats are now trying to figure out how to &quot;get religion &quot; -- and they&#39;re already deluding themselves.