Closet Christian: An Election Swing Vote, and Purple to Red and Blue - Evangelical Christian Afraid to Air Thought Publicly, Assumes Persona of "Pat Doe"
Hartford, CT, October 17, 2008 --(PR.com)-- With the election coming to a close, and both Congress and the economy in recession, and the markets up and down like a rollercoaster, the deciding force in the election will be swing votes, and a number of them will come from what used to be safe territory for Republicans: the evangelical Christian segment.
Pat Doe, a self-proclaimed “Closet Christian”, speaks anonymously from the edge of the segment Obama is hoping to tap into, and which McCain is strenuously trying to hold on to. Pat suggests that Obama is likely to win, and hopes Obama “will invite John McCain into his cabinet, just like Abraham Lincoln did for his enemies”, referencing Doris Goodwin’s book Team of Rivals (Simon and Schuster).
Enjoying the new found freedom that comes from the cloak of anonymity, Pat starts talking about the issues that are important on a personal level, such as abortion, and the mixed feelings that go with them, declaring “In the midst of a presidential election where the nation is divided into Red and Blue, I am Purple.”
Pat Doe is unemployed, concerned about what’s happening in the world, and trying to figure out how to grow, reading a self-help book and questioning the entire genre, and wondering how to vote. In the closing comment of their first blog entry, Pat seems to tentatively decide in Obama’s favor:
“I was amazed that 200,000 people showed up to hear him speak in Germany -- and granted it was at an event that also included music --but still, it was 200,000 people, and Europe and the rest of the world seems interested in what Obama can bring to the table. It feels like Obama has a better chance of building good relationships with the rest of the world, at a time when we need them.”
About Pat Doe
Pat Doe is an anonymous, unemployed American, a swing voter and an evangelical Christian, feeling like a blog is the only place they can speak their true mind, because of feeling divided, like the country, but wanting it to come together. Pat’s blog is at http://closetxn.blogspot.com
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Eric Wallace
Yankee PR
610.535.2514
eric.m.wallace@gmail.com
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Pat Doe, a self-proclaimed “Closet Christian”, speaks anonymously from the edge of the segment Obama is hoping to tap into, and which McCain is strenuously trying to hold on to. Pat suggests that Obama is likely to win, and hopes Obama “will invite John McCain into his cabinet, just like Abraham Lincoln did for his enemies”, referencing Doris Goodwin’s book Team of Rivals (Simon and Schuster).
Enjoying the new found freedom that comes from the cloak of anonymity, Pat starts talking about the issues that are important on a personal level, such as abortion, and the mixed feelings that go with them, declaring “In the midst of a presidential election where the nation is divided into Red and Blue, I am Purple.”
Pat Doe is unemployed, concerned about what’s happening in the world, and trying to figure out how to grow, reading a self-help book and questioning the entire genre, and wondering how to vote. In the closing comment of their first blog entry, Pat seems to tentatively decide in Obama’s favor:
“I was amazed that 200,000 people showed up to hear him speak in Germany -- and granted it was at an event that also included music --but still, it was 200,000 people, and Europe and the rest of the world seems interested in what Obama can bring to the table. It feels like Obama has a better chance of building good relationships with the rest of the world, at a time when we need them.”
About Pat Doe
Pat Doe is an anonymous, unemployed American, a swing voter and an evangelical Christian, feeling like a blog is the only place they can speak their true mind, because of feeling divided, like the country, but wanting it to come together. Pat’s blog is at http://closetxn.blogspot.com
Press Contact
Eric Wallace
Yankee PR
610.535.2514
eric.m.wallace@gmail.com
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