‘Not Our Faith’: Bipartisan Christian Group Take On Trump In New Super PAC

Topline

A new bipartisan super PAC — whose members include Obama’s former faith advisor and a former aide to former Texas Republican Tom DeLay — will try to woo Trump’s traditionally strong Christian base in a string of six-figure TV and digital ads in the weeks running up to the election.

Key Facts

Key Background

Donald Trump has typically enjoyed very strong support from evangelical and Catholic Christians and has targeted them heavily in his reelection campaign. For months, Trump has attacked Biden and his faith, describing him as “against God.” Republicans, too, have tried to frame Democrats as somehow inherently opposing Christianity. This is perhaps most obvious in how Republicans frame Democrat opposition to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, throwing up straw man after straw man after straw man that they are out to attack Barrett’s Catholic faith. 

Crucial Quote

The ad, Associated Press reports, says Trump “has used Christianity for his own purposes… [Christians] don’t need Trump to save them.” it says. “The truth is that Trump needs Christians to save his flailing campaign.”