I don’t know if Abraham Lincoln could have run for president in this environment.
And when I say environment, I mean the pious air of pandering that has been wafting through the air before this campaign season even began.
Although I consider myself a Christian I cringe every time a politician attempts to kiss up to the Christ in me. Saying that Jesus is your running mate does not garner any votes in my demographic of "nerdy black Christians for separation of church and state," and for most of my lifetime Democrats tried to appear more mainstream no matter what their religious beliefs. It was the Republicans who passed around the piety as potential nominees tripped over each other to kiss the ring of theocracy.
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