{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6ac8ee748f34078889e79951?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Christian vote","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1791549425045-5ae1a770-b530-47d6-9285-d4a90fd34f41.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>There’s been a shift in how both parties <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/05/checks-and-balance-newsletter-the-new-politics-of-christianity?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">talk and think about Christianity</a></u>. What do Republicans and <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/09/27/can-jesus-christ-sell-moderates-on-democrats&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Democrats have to offer</a></u> Christian voters? And how could it affect the midterms? </p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, executive editor</li><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent</li><li>Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>The Kansas Senate race</li><li>The history of the religious right</li><li>Republicans and Christianity today</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via <a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/podcasts</a></em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</a></em> <em> </em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}