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June 04, 2012

AP: Faith scholars who backed Obama before see weakening Democratic interest in religious voters

by Rachel Zoll
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - In 2008, Barack Obama took aim at the "pew gap," the overwhelming Republican edge among voters who regularly attend church.

The Democratic presidential nominee came nowhere near closing it, but he didn't have to. He just needed an extra percentage point or two among traditional GOP constituents, and he got it.

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