Barack Obama

Barack Obama (D-IL) is the Democratic presidential candidate.

Campaign Web site: www.barackobama.com

Obama's Largest Voter Gains were among Religiously Unaffiliated

According to a new Pew Forum Survey Obama's largest gains (eight percentage points) were seen among those who are unaffiliated with any particular religion; fully three-quarters of this group supported Obama.

Religiously unaffiliated continue to support Obama

According to the latest Pew Survey out this week , religiously unaffiliated voters continue to support Barack Obama for president (65% for Obama to 22% for  Republican John McCain). This is a one-point decrease in support for the Democratic candidate compard to a week ago. 

New Ads Focus On Obama's Faith

The Matthew 25 Network, a political action committee, has started running a series of radio and tv ads supporting Barack Obama.

Does Religious Ideology Erase the Secular Constituency?

As Election Day approaches, the news media is taking an interest in the role secular values voters will play. They are finding that we are getting organized, but not making the kind of dent we should given our numbers.

Younger Evangelicals more likely to be Obama supporters, pro-choice and pro-same-sex marriage

According to a new poll by the PBS news program "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" , younger white evangelical Christians are less supportive of John McCain than evangelicals over the age of thirty.