\u201cTrump makes play for evangelicals by noting his problems in Mormon-rich Utah\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
(Significantly, Evangelicals already have supported Mr. Trump at a higher level than they supported Governor Romney. \u00a0Obviously, they recognize a Christian when they see one.)<\/p>\n
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Anyway. \u00a0Playing the religious bigotry card, the politics of division . . . \u00a0These are among the many reasons that I decided, many months ago, that I could not, in good conscience, support Mr. Donald J. Trump for the presidency of the United States.<\/p>\n
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