Who would win this hypothetical election? What would the map look like?

[Battista Minola 1616]

Oh, I had not seen this.

I didn't even know that the controversy about creationism in schools was a thing anymore and I think the reference is quite out of character, but maybe I don't know enough Evangelicals. The rest seems solid I guess.

I would vote for the Socialist Christian of course (although the one outlined in the OP less enthusiastically than others) and I think they would narrowly win. I agree about people taking many political cues from other people in their in-group.

I kept the current coalitions more intact for my map, I assumed since the Christian Socialist this is based on is Battista Minola, that this party would do best with Catholics, although a smaller number of other religious people also swing left, turning Utah, Mississippi and Louisiana and other states into swing states.

Well yeah, but the person outlined in the OP is an Evangelical (which Dule may have done on purpose to make it clear that the hypothetical was abstracted from just myself, or just because he hates Evangelical Protestantism more).

[Battista Minola 1616]

Oh, I had not seen this.

I didn't even know that the controversy about creationism in schools was a thing anymore and I think the reference is quite out of character, but maybe I don't know enough Evangelicals. The rest seems solid I guess.

I would vote for the Socialist Christian of course (although the one outlined in the OP less enthusiastically than others) and I think they would narrowly win. I agree about people taking many political cues from other people in their in-group.

I kept the current coalitions more intact for my map, I assumed since the Christian Socialist this is based on is Battista Minola, that this party would do best with Catholics, although a smaller number of other religious people also swing left, turning Utah, Mississippi and Louisiana and other states into swing states.

Well yeah, but the person outlined in the OP is an Evangelical (which Dule may have done on purpose to make it clear that the hypothetical was abstracted from just myself, or just because he hates Evangelical Protestantism more).

I figured that these days an Evangelical is far more likely to run an explicitly religious campaign than a Catholic anyway.

That's probably true, but such a campaign is also far more likely to be economically leftist if coming from a Catholic than from an Evangelical in my opinion.

[Battista Minola 1616]

Oh, I had not seen this.

I didn't even know that the controversy about creationism in schools was a thing anymore and I think the reference is quite out of character, but maybe I don't know enough Evangelicals. The rest seems solid I guess.

I would vote for the Socialist Christian of course (although the one outlined in the OP less enthusiastically than others) and I think they would narrowly win. I agree about people taking many political cues from other people in their in-group.

I kept the current coalitions more intact for my map, I assumed since the Christian Socialist this is based on is Battista Minola, that this party would do best with Catholics, although a smaller number of other religious people also swing left, turning Utah, Mississippi and Louisiana and other states into swing states.

Well yeah, but the person outlined in the OP is an Evangelical (which Dule may have done on purpose to make it clear that the hypothetical was abstracted from just myself, or just because he hates Evangelical Protestantism more).

I figured that these days an Evangelical is far more likely to run an explicitly religious campaign than a Catholic anyway.

That's probably true, but such a campaign is also far more likely to be economically leftist if coming from a Catholic than from an Evangelical in my opinion.

A campaign like this might make some sense with a non-white Evangelical candidate.

Right. A Black pastor maybe?

[Battista Minola 1616]

Oh, I had not seen this.

I didn't even know that the controversy about creationism in schools was a thing anymore and I think the reference is quite out of character, but maybe I don't know enough Evangelicals. The rest seems solid I guess.

I would vote for the Socialist Christian of course (although the one outlined in the OP less enthusiastically than others) and I think they would narrowly win. I agree about people taking many political cues from other people in their in-group.

I kept the current coalitions more intact for my map, I assumed since the Christian Socialist this is based on is Battista Minola, that this party would do best with Catholics, although a smaller number of other religious people also swing left, turning Utah, Mississippi and Louisiana and other states into swing states.

Well yeah, but the person outlined in the OP is an Evangelical (which Dule may have done on purpose to make it clear that the hypothetical was abstracted from just myself, or just because he hates Evangelical Protestantism more).

I figured that these days an Evangelical is far more likely to run an explicitly religious campaign than a Catholic anyway.

That's probably true, but such a campaign is also far more likely to be economically leftist if coming from a Catholic than from an Evangelical in my opinion.

A campaign like this might make some sense with a non-white Evangelical candidate.

Right. A Black pastor maybe?

Talbert Swan is a Western Mass-based black Pentecostal bishop who is ultra-woke on race relations and the economy and deplorable-adjacent on muh social issues. He's semi-well known in Catholic circles for being one of the first pro-life figures of consequence to call out Abby Johnson for being a racist scumbag. He's contemplated running for office in the past and is exactly who I was thinking of.

Interesting person. What kind of offices has he contemplated running for?

Also ughhh I didn't want to get reminded of the existence of Abby Johnson.