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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Exit polls stir a debate over the role of morals - and religious values - in the nation's politics.
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Comment is free: Gary Younge:  The Democrats need to represent the swelling ranks of have-nots as vigorously as Bush has stuck up for the haves.
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I just read an article on the Village Voice website that summed up one of the complaints I have had for some time about the Democratic Party: They won't fight.  At the same time, they are trying to convince conservative voters to vote for them instead of the Republicans and are losing votes on the liberal side as a result.   For both of these problems, I blame the Democratic Leadership Council.
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For the Democrats, Super Tuesday may settle nothing. The reason lies in new party rules that were never road-tested
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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 a largely Muslim country.
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The Democratic front runners are leading their party's crusade to win over religious voters
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Sen. Barack Obama chastised fellow Democrats on Wednesday for failing to &quot;acknowledge the power of faith in the lives of the American people,&quot; and said the party must compete for the support of evangelicals and other churchgoing Americans.
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To forgive is divine. To forget may be asking too much of religious conservatives when it comes to Sen. John McCain.
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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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Well, both do, actually. But there are some discernible differences in brain activity which may just explain why a Democrat sees the world one way, and a Republican sees it another.
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Republicans have one message for followers of many faiths: Sen. John Kerry is wrong.
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WASHINGTON - The House passed legislation Thursday that would prevent the Supreme Court from ruling on whether the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance.    In a politically and emotionally charged debate, Democrats said majority Republicans in the chamber were debasing the Constitution in order to force a vote that could hurt Democrats in the election...
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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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Democratic presidential candidates are speaking openly about faith, competing for 'values voters.'
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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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Democrat Bob Casey highlights his religious work while Republican Sen. Rick Santorum seeks out evangelical Christians, a reflection of the fierce fight for voters of faith.