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>> JOHN BUSSEY THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
FROM IMPEACHMENT TO HEALTHCARE
AND EDUCATION.
ALL MAJOR ISSUES FOR 2020
DEMOCRATS.
WHAT ABOUT MATTERS OF FAITH?
ON THIS CHRISTMAS WE TAKE A LOOK
AT HOW HOPEFULS ARE LOOKING TO
GET THE RELIGIOUS VOTE.
>> Reporter: SENATOR CORY
BOOKER, TO ANDREW YANG.
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS
ARE TOUCHING ON RELIGIOUS AT
TIMES INVOKING VERSES FROM THE
BIBLE.
>> I'M OFFERING THE PRESIDENCY
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING AND LOOK AT THE NEWS AND
THINK TO YOURSELF, WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO I WAS HUNGRY I YOU
FED ME.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS LONG
TRIED TO COURT RELIGIOUS VOTERS
AFTER EVANGELICALS PLAYED A BIG
ROLE IN FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE
W. BUSH'S REELECTION.
>> DEMOCRATS LOOKING INWARD TO
SEE HOW THEY COULD APPROPRIATELY
ENGAGE AND INCLUDE THEIR OWN
FAITH AND THEIR FAITH NARRATIVE
AND HOW TO BEST CONNECT WITH
THOSE INDIVIDUALS OF FAITH.
>> Reporter: ASSOCIATED POLL
SHOWS ONLY 37% OF DEMOCRATS FEEL
IT'S MODERATELY IMPORTANT FOR A
CANDIDATE TO HAVE STRONG
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
AS COMPARED WITH TWO THIRDS OF
REPUBLICANS.
MANY IOWANS BELIEVE RELIGION CAN
PLAY A BIGGER FACTOR IN THIS
ELECTION CYCLE.
>> RELIGION IS SIGNIFICANT IN IN
CAMPAIGN BECAUSE OF TRUMP AND
WHAT AN AFFRONT TO HE IS WITH
ANYONE WITH A MORAL VALUE.
>> Reporter: RELIGION MAYBE
IMPORTANT HERE IN IOWA OR SOUTH
CAROLINA WHERE MORE THAN 75% OF
THE OPTION PRACTICED SOME FORM
OF CHRISTIANITY.
OTHER VOTERS SAY, WHAT MATTERS
MORE IS HOW CANDIDATES MANIFEST
THEIR RELIGION IN THEIR
PLATFORM.
THESE ARE ALL ISSUES DEMOCRATS
OF FAITH CONSIDER.
>> Reporter: VOTERS, A CRUCIAL