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A 2002 Time/CNN poll found that 59 percent of Americans believe that the prophecies found in the Book of Revelations are going to come true. Tune in to any of the more than 1,600 Christian radio stations or flip on one of the 250 Christian TV stations across the country and you can hear some of this end-time gospel..........
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I was startled to see that more than half of Americans believe in the prophecies. As seaver and roachboy have discussed, there is no reason to believe that this group is homogeneous in the expression of their belief. It does make a clear point as to why the Republican party must attract and retain this base. From this perspective, the notion that the base is driving the party and it's policies becomes quite logical. I would hope that the extreme members of this group would not have that great of influence on the party.