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"The Christian Right in U.S. Politics" published on by Oxford University Press.

The objectives of the New Christian Right of the 1970s & 1980s were not achieved because of this movement's inability to build broad-based coalitions & effective grassroots organizations. The 1990s New Christian Right has attempted to avoid the particularism that plagued the earlier incarnation. Whether it has done so is analyzed based on data from surveys of Christian Right delegates to Republican Party conventions. The statistical patterns show that a large % of participants from different ecumenical backgrounds are represented in the New Christian Right. Particularism is not a factor in explaining support for Christian Right candidates. 4 Tables, 21 References. Adapted from the source document.

Examines the shift towards the political mainstream of the Christian Right, exemplified by its willingness to compromise on social issues, and its continuing influence within the Republican party; US.