Christian nationalist power operates through elite inside channels, not just voters

Evidence

The game of power really has two sides. You reach outside to voters and tell them what they need to hear so they will vote in your favor. But you also step inside and gather with the powerful individuals who actually call the shots. In recent years the Christian nationalist movement has had extraordinary success in playing the inside game. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 139

Categorization

• XREF: Ch2 established ideology-over-creed; this frames the two-front method of movement-building. — connects to: Grassroots mobilization coexists with direct elite capture in today’s Christian nationalism — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 142; Christian nationalist power rests on skewed electoral representation — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 1073; Christian nationalism functions as a power grab disguised in religious language, not genuine piety — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 455 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• A Christian nationalist group’s awards fused conservative elites with hard-right extremists. #exemplifies (0.90) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 727
• Christian nationalist power rests on skewed electoral representation #expands (0.85) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 1073
• Christian nationalism functions as a power grab disguised in religious language, not genuine piety #expands (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 455