I guess it never hurts to state the obvious

...although one man's obvious is another idiot's revelation. Atrios on religion and politics.

Moderate/swing/independent voters respond to personal charisma and the perception that somebody "knows what they stand for." You know, spine, backbone, etc. I'm sure some genuinely religious politicians can use their faith to help send this message. There are lots of other politicians who can find other ways to do so.

He laughs at the idea that secularists rule the left, and also calls on Democrats to stop parroting right-wing talking points on that and related matters. Worth a read, although, as my subject line says, I didn't find anything there that seemed to cover novel ground.

(via Hullabaloo)