David Brooks takes a crack at debunking the Dems. This is one of a host of op-eds on this topic in the Saturday NYT. Here are the facts. There was no disproportionate surge in the evangelical vote this year. Evangelicals made up the same share of the electorate this year as they did in 2000. There was no increase in the percentage of voters who are pro-life. There was no increase in the percentage of voters who say they pray daily. If you ask an inept question, you get a misleading result. Bush did better this year than he did in 2000 in 45 out of the 50 states. The red and blue maps that have been popping up in the papers again this week are certainly striking, but they conceal as much as they reveal. The same insularity that caused many liberals to lose touch with the rest of the country now causes them to simplify, misunderstand and condescend to the people who voted for Bush. The rage of the drowning man. The Values-Vote Myth | 
