[I wonder if this has anything to do with the wonderful timing of the release of Kao's book: <http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2570947>]
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/us/politics/18poll.html
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The poll found a striking slippage in the president's standing among white evangelical Christians, a constituency that has provided a strong vote cushion for Republican candidates in recent elections. In November 2004, 76 percent of white evangelical Christians in Ohio voted for Mr. Bush. When asked in this poll whether they approved or disapproved of the job Mr. Bush was doing as president, 49 percent approved while 45 percent disapproved.
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