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30 Percent of Americans Believe Trump Appointed President by God (www.rawstory.com)

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Why do so many evangelical Christians support former President Donald Trump despite his decades of documented ungodly behavior?

An in-depth report from The Economist shows that it has a simple explanation: They believe that God personally appointed him to rule the United States.

In fact, the report cites a survey conducted by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe that around 30 percent of Americans believe Trump "was anointed by God to become president."

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not sure you're aware of how polling works. It would take many years to contact all 350 million Americans.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Polling has long since left phones behind. Anything that's pure phones is heavily skewed towards conservatives and older people.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -5 points 2 years ago

Go read up on the concept of a representative sample.