Political polls and Christians

I receive regular emails from the Christian Newswire and one which I found particularly interesting had to do with the Top Three Election Issues for Active Christians, with poll results from NationalChristianPoll.com Politics is not my cup of tea, it never has been; I do not keep up-to-date with the affairs of the world. The upcoming presidential election was no different. The candidates did not excite me. Sometimes they do. It was more interesting when there were more choices, but then my selections were never chosen. And so I decided I would vote for Mickey Mouse, unless something drastic changed of course. The change came, with the forum meeting of Barack Obama and John McCain with Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church and well-known in Christian circles of the "Purpose-Driven" books. I watched, I listened and I determined I would vote for McCain. No longer was Mickey Mouse in the running. And then he picked for his running mate an Evangelical Christian, whose beliefs mirrored his own and mine as well. And that set it in stone. McCain and Sarah Palin became my choice for the next president of the United States.

What I want to share are the highlights of that poll. You can go here http://nationalchristianpoll.com/poll/vpsurvey.html to view the results yourself and download the entire report.

• Nearly all (97%) Active Christians are registered voters.
• Almost all (97%) Active Christian registered voters are planning to vote in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.
• Three out of twenty (15%) Active Christian registered voters would vote for Barack Obama while about seven out of ten (71%) would vote for John McCain.
• Healthcare (78%), economy (77%), and war (76%) are the top three issues for those who will vote for Obama.
• Abortion (73%), moral issues (70%) and terrorism (68%) top the issues for those who will vote for McCain.
• Slightly more than half (53%) of the Active Christian registered voters who would vote for Barack Obama had a more favorable view of him after he chose Joe Biden as his running mate.
• Top issue influencing Active Christian registered voters more favorable view of Obama after he chose Joe Biden is the war.
• Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the Active Christian registered voters who would vote for John McCain had a more favorable view of him after he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate.
• Top issue influencing Active Christian registered voters more favorable view of McCain after he chose Sarah Palin is abortion.
• Approximately half (52%) of the Active Christian registered voters describe themselves as Evangelical.

Make your own determination. But don't decide not to vote.