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Where did you get the idea that Evangelicals voted for Bush because they thought he was an environmental steward? I have never heard this claim made before I think the poster was actually saying exactly what you're saying. Evangelicals assumed that Bush was pro-environment because they only look at one set of issues within a party and assume the party agrees with all of their concerns. If we had a system closer to most of Western Europe you would have enough political parties that people's actual beliefs could be represented in government. I think alot of evangelicals would vote for the Christian-Democrat party that is popular in alot of European countries, they are Christian, but progressive on issues like minimum wage and the environment. The far right has really taken control of the Republican party and so people who aren't that far right are forced to vote for them.