tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post2609931259226262168..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: David Kopel on William Howard Taft's UnitarianismBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-16472018148292396042011-10-09T02:41:06.704-06:002011-10-09T02:41:06.704-06:00I did a little work on Unitarian Wm Howard Taft aw...I did a little work on Unitarian Wm Howard Taft awhile back.<br /><br />IIRC, in the 1912 election, he explicitly called America a "Christian nation," and won the Catholic vote by pandering to sentiments on the side of the Catholic Philippines.<br /><br />[Perhaps it was 1916, when Bull Moose TeddyR split the GOP vote and let Wilson in, but the particulars above per "Christian nation" I think are correct.]<br /><br />[The GOP having worse luck courting the Jewish vote these days with stronger support of Israel, but the electoral strategy holds.]Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com