Christian nationalists openly avow a ten-percent minority can seize power

Evidence

The Blitzers understand at some level that their agenda will not command majorities of public opinion. Indeed, the premise of their work is that they can’t win in a fair and open debate. Increasingly, Christian nationalists have become comfortable embracing this kind of minority-led politics. As J. Randy Forbes, founder of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, put it, “Our studies and what we have seen is 10 percent of the people in any country in the world can change that country if they have the right strategies, if they persevere, and if they will just find a way to put their differences aside and come together. And that’s what we’re seeing happening across this country.” — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 651

Categorization

• XREF: Pays off and makes explicit ch5’s claim that a key New Right strategist wanted low turnout — minority capture is the acknowledged theory of change here. — connects to: Christian nationalists are a militant minority, not a moral majority — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 1072; Christian nationalists bank on turnout over demographic share to stay decisive. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 726; Christian nationalist power rests on skewed electoral representation — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 1073 (+3 more)
• DEEPTHINKING: The self-avowal that defeat in fair debate is expected — that minority capture substitutes for persuasion — is a rare clear statement of how an anti-majoritarian putsch is rationalized internally.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalists are a militant minority, not a moral majority #corroborates (0.90) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 1072
• Christian nationalist power rests on skewed electoral representation #expands (0.85) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 1073
• Christian nationalists bank on turnout over demographic share to stay decisive. #complicates (0.80) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 726
• A dominant minority can hold power through threats and enforced coordination costs #expands (0.80) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 287