For clarity,
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White evangelicals are 32.7% of Virginians.
Historically, white evangelicals have much higher turnout than other voters.  Even at average turnout, though, a 54% - 46% result implies:
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white evangelicals - 79% R, 19% D.
all others                -  30% R, 70% D.
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Astonishingly stark bi-modal polarisation - apparently driven by religion and race, only.
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A parallel universe.
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In 2016, that universe, of "family values voters" hypocritically rationalised voting for a lying, abusive, lecherous, misogynistic, homophobic, adulterous, non-church-going, Russia-loving, denizen of Gotham - the heart of American moral corruption.
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Russia can interfere in US elections, China can displace the US as the most important country, NATO can be abandoned, but as long as the clown opposes abortion, it's all ok with them.
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That is the cost of their obsession with abortion.
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This religion is a mortal threat to democracy, and to the security of the western world.
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It endangers us all.

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