Could the Democratic Party be the new home for Evangelicals?

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75. There is no benefit in changing anything about the Democratic party to appeal to that group.

There is a place for religious people in the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party has no particular problem with the free expression of religious faith insomuch as the rights of non religious people and other faith traditions are respected. Democrats have never been against religion.

The problem with "Evangelicals" (I use quotes because the modern strain being called Evangelicals is more Christian Dominionist) is that they seek only to have their particular beliefs made dominant over anything else and that cannot happen within the framework of the Democratic Party. We are the party of inclusion and thus groups whose focus is on conversion or exclusion and domination cannot exist within out political framework.

Any person, even if deeply religious can come over to the Democratic Party freely, but when they start trying to change the way Democrats operate towards a less open and accepting standpoint, there are going to be problems.