The Religious Right: Down But Not Out

http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/16/united-states-christian-right-business-oxford-analytica-politics-religion.html

Oxford Analytica details the Religious Right's role in recent and more distant political events. The Right has always sought to establish a large constituency, mostly conservative Protestants, and through that constituency influence the political sphere. This is difficult, however, as most fundamentalists believe that the world will simply worsen despite our actions, and so therefore scorn any political and secular involvement. Unfortunately for the Right, most of its leaders have passed away or diminished so that the organization no longer has any power.

It was assumed in the 2008 election that the Right would ultimately influence the Republican nomination. However, many distrusted John McCain, and so to counter this disslike, McCain chose Sarah Palin, a favorite of the Right. The Republicans lost the election and Obama carried many of the southern conservative states, which shows that the Religious Right, as well as Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition may not be as influential in our political events as they were once thought to be.