Democrats have had mixed luck trying to "own" patriotism and the flag on the campaign trail. They've done even worse on reclaiming religious faith against exclusionary right-wing crusades fueled by harsh ideologies. @davidrlurie.com says Talarico could be key to a new "faith-inspired politics."
New in PN: Will Dems become the party of faith?
"It's just possible that Trump — whose appeals to a certain cohort of the religiously observant have morphed into an almost gleeful celebration of amorality — may have, entirely unintentionally, opened a door to a new kind of faith-inspired politics."