Should religious leaders try to influence politicians?

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Should religious leaders try to influence politicians?

In general, do you think religious leaders should or should not try to influence politicians in their positions on the issues? (ABC News Poll: Religion and Politics, 2004)


Should religious leaders try to influence politicians? (ABC News Poll: Religion and Politics, 2004)
  1) Should try to influence 359 (35.8%)
  2) Should not try to influence 627 (62.5%)
  3) Don't know/No opinion 17 (1.7%)
 

Notes

ABC News Poll: Religion and Politics, 2004: In this May 2004 ABC News/Washington Post poll, a random national sample of 1,005 Americans were asked to give their views on the relationship between religion and politics. Questions were also asked concerning the 2004 election. Demographic variables include: Gender, age, race, income, religion and education.