Ron Suskind, in his article in the NYT, states,
A recent Gallup Poll noted that 42 percent of Americans identify themselves as evangelical or ''born again.'' While this group leans Republican, it includes black urban churches and is far from monolithic. But Bush clearly draws his most ardent supporters and tireless workers from this group, many from a healthy subset of approximately four million evangelicals who didn't vote in 2000 -- potential new arrivals to the voting booth who could tip a close election or push a tight contest toward a rout.
Can this be a true figure? 42%? I don't care what it means with regards to the forthcoming election or support for the ruling junta, but if it is true, it has huge implications concerning future trends in US foreign and domestic policy beyond the Kerry administration.