NYT opinion contributor cites work by Furman’s Jim Guth

The New York Times opinion contributor Thomas B. Edsall leans on research by Furman University’s Jim Guth, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Politics and International Affairs, to explain the “deification of Donal Trump” among white evangelical Christian voters. Edsall liberally cites Guth’s 2019 paper, “Are White Evangelicals Populists? The View From the 2016 American National Election Study,” that appeared in The Review of Faith & International Affairs.

Edsall contributes a weekly column to the NYT from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Guth is a specialist in American politics. His recent work has assessed the impact of religion on the electoral process and on public policy in the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations. Guth holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a doctorate from Harvard University.

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