Mere days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Pete Buttigieg has made morality and theology a key part of his closing pitch.
Citing scripture, he said there was a “historic opportunity to engage voters of faith,” including disaffected Republicans.
“We have got to at least make clear that it is every bit as natural for people of faith to be drawn to the Poor People's Campaign as it is to the 700 Club,” Buttigieg said, referring to an economic justice movement and the conservative Christian television program hosted by Pat Robertson. "Democrats haven’t even tried to talk to people of faith," said Shelley Smith, a 47-year-old teacher in Ankeny who described herself as a “person of Christian faith.” “All you ever hear is that conservatives are the ones who are religious. But everyone has their own beliefs, and it’s really nice to hear a Democrat speak about morals and values in a very religious way, but without shoving it down your throat.
“My whole life I’ve been waiting for the Democratic Party to connect with me and other people of faith, Lewis, a self-described “lifelong devout Catholic,” said. “He speaks so much about morality and inclusion and a sense of belonging, that all humans have value. And he says it, often, by way of discussing Christianity.”
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