The Religious Right assembled through counter-conferences timed to unseat Carter
Evidence
The next month, they organized their own counter-conference in Long Beach, California, an event that united the forces of the pro-family Religious Right. Dobson, Schlafly, Falwell, and the LaHayes all spoke, rallying the troops. The timing was strategic. With the 1980 election weeks away, they were united in their efforts to unseat Carter. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 233
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: The Religious Right includes more than fundamentalists — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the…, 36; Evangelicals conspired against Carter’s reelection secretly; Evangelicals punished Carter for abortion while Reagan had signed the most liberal abortion bill — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the…, 131 (+4 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The Religious Right includes more than fundamentalists — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the…, 36; Evangelicals conspired against Carter’s reelection secretly; Evangelicals punished Carter for abortion while Reagan had signed the most liberal abortion bill — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the…, 131 (+4 more)