Hi, KFC. Here's some on info on Mr. Strider:

Burns Strider, Policy Director -- Burns, a native of Grenadda, Mississippi, comes to the Caucus office from Leader Pelosi's staff. Burns has eight years experience working on the Hill, and has worked closely with Clyburn over the past year in the Congressman's capacity as Chair of the Leader's Faith Working Group. Strider has worked in a freshman Member's office, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and in Leadership. He has a broad understanding and perspective of the Caucus and Congress. He will oversee the development of Democratic Caucus issues and policies.

That comes from when Mr. Strider joined Congressman James Clyburn's staff last month.

Here is a link to Mr. Strider's blog "CrossLeft: Balancing the Christian Voice" Link

I don't think that there is a single Evangelical voice in America, anymore than there is a single Jewish voice. Movements are made up of people and people are diverse and complex. For example, I have always found YOU reasonable in discussions, though we disagree more often than not. (A little compliment there!) The Democratic party has too long ignored members of what used to be part of their base.

Interestingly, Jennifer Granholm carried an estimated 35% of the evangelicals in her recent victorious race for Governor of Michigan.

I don't think he will address her abortion rights issue or any other thing evangelicals care to disagree with.

I think his strategy will involve promoting, REALLY promoting, any issues she and evangelicals are in agreement on.  I think he will pigeon hole these issues and when she talks to evangelicals, they will seem so much more "important" than that pesky abortion issue.

His job will be to make Hilary "the lesser of two evils" all the while saying he doesn't agree with her on all issues.

That's my prediction.

A lot. You and a lot of others assume that evangelicals are a all-or-nothing proposition. That they couldn't vote for someone who was pro-gay marriage or pro-abortion. You couldn't be more wrong.

Look at a map of the 1976 election results
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or the 1960 election.

You'll find that The great depression and the unions have cemented a LOT of Christians on the side of Democrats. I know of no one that is as morally conservative as my grandmother, and she never, ever voted Republican. Not once. In the last two elections she couldn't stomach the Dems so she just didn't vote.

You'll find Christians as a whole will lean more toward social programs, many will oppose the death penalty, many others will be anti-war, especially in rural areas where the military is a popular choice for the kids. You'll find areas that were "rescued" by unions to move heavily for Democrats, as places that received a lot of help during FDR's administration.

The saddest fact is, KFC, the Republicans don't do anything for us morally anyway. Nothing. Bush had 6 years with a Republican congress. Did they even challenge Roe v. Wade? Did they even try? Nope.

So I think that anyone who votes for Republicans on moral issues is putting their water in a leaky vessel. I don't support Dems, either, but I can't live with the lie that a vote for Republicans is somehow a vote against gay marriage or abortion. It's neither.

Politicians two faced? NAAAAA