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Oct 30, 2026
Dana BashCORRESPONDENT
in my career.
Dana BashCORRESPONDENT
Jack Jenkins is a reporter for Religion News Service and says the number of clergy running as Democrats is astounding.
Dana BashCORRESPONDENT
What is your sense of the why?
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
there does seem to be something that resonates when a candidate is a vocal person of faith.
Dana BashHOST
in my career.
Dana BashHOST
Jack Jenkins is a reporter for Religion News Service and says the number of clergy running as Democrats is astounding.
Dana BashHOST
What is your sense of the why?
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
there does seem to be something that resonates when a candidate is a vocal person of faith.
A MartinezCORRESPONDENT
New polling shows their support for Trump has plummeted.
A MartinezCORRESPONDENT
Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service talked to evangelicals about what's behind the shift.
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
Pastor Robert Jeffress is best known for two things.
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
serving as pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, and being one of the most vocal evangelical supporters of President Trump.
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
In the past, Trump's support among evangelicals has dipped and then recovered, but has never dropped this far, this close to an election.
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
And now the key question is whether this downward trend will continue.
Jack JenkinsCORRESPONDENT
For NPR News, I'm Jack Jenkins.
Scott DetrowHOST
Before we wrap up, a reminder, you can find more coverage of the Trump administration on the NPR Politics Podcast, where you can hear NPR's political reporters break down the day's biggest political news with new episodes every weekday afternoon.
Roxy StoneHOST
So religion has featured prominently in this year's midterms, even for an election that seems to really mostly be about the economy.
Roxy StoneHOST
To give us a better idea of how and where religion is playing a role in shaping races, we wanted to talk with RNS's political reporter, Jack Jenkins.
Roxy StoneHOST
Welcome to the show.
Roxy StoneHOST
Welcome back to the show, Jack.
Amanda HendersonHOST
Seminarians running for Senate, a president feuding with the Pope, and Black churches organizing marches to the polls after the Voting Rights Act was gutted.
Amanda HendersonHOST
I'm joined for an election midterm roundtable by three of the reporters who've been covering all things religion and politics for Religion News Service.
Amanda HendersonHOST
With us today are national reporter Jack Jenkins.
Amanda HendersonHOST
Hi, Jack.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
Okay.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
And then later, Jack Jenkins, who's the religion reporter for RNS Religious News Service, Religion News Service, RNS.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
Since folks are talking about Tommy Teeple, that's his name, just going to note that he and mainly his father, GOP strategist Timmy Teeple, We're a subject of an investigation I did a couple of years ago.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
I don't know how to pronounce this name, but both have ties to Sean Foucht, F-E-U-C-H-T, who espouses Christian nationalism.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
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Greg DworkinPANELIST
Jack Jenkins did watch the whole thing.
David WaldmanHOST
Breakfast, breakfast.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
I saw about five minutes of it, and it's interesting 'cause the five minutes that I tuned in happens to be one of the clips we're gonna play.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
Uh, oh, Bill O'Reilly.
David WaldmanHOST
[laughs]
Greg DworkinPANELIST
So, uh, this is Jack Jenkins-
David WaldmanHOST
All right