摘要
在经历了历史嬗变和政治觉醒后,福音派在20世纪70年代末成长为美国政治生活中的一支重要力量,但其内部却存在明显的分歧:白人福音派种族主义立场鲜明,给予了共和党压倒性的支持,而少数族裔福音派则更多支持民主党,两者形成鲜明对比。奥巴马时期,白人福音派倍感受到挤压,走向边缘化,进而担心原先的主导地位被颠覆。特朗普成功抓住白人福音派的地位焦虑情绪,扮演了政治救星的角色,并在上台之后兑现竞选承诺,从而赢得了白人福音派的广泛认同。在2020年的总统选举中,白人福音派对特朗普的支持力度并未减弱。虽然白人福音派作为一个群体在人口中的比例呈下降趋势,但仍拥有巨大的选举动员力和影响力,对有意角逐2024年总统大选的共和党候选人而言至关重要。
Evangelical Christians emerged as an important force in America’s political life in the late 1970s.However,sharp differences exist within the evangelical group.Many White evangelicals hold strong racist views and have been consistently and strongly supportive of the Republican Party,while evangelicals of racial minorities tend to favor the Democratic Party.During the Obama administration,white evangelicals felt hard pressed and feared that their dominant status would be undermined by the nation’s first black president.Donald Trump played the role of political savior by capitalizing on their status anxiety.After his ascent to the presidency,Trump delivered on his campaign promises and reinforced his popularity among white evangelicals.In the 2020 presidential election,white Evangelicals remained wavered in their support of Trump.Although the number of white evangelicals in America continues to decline,they are still highly effective in electoral mobilization and possess significant influence.Thus no 2024 GOP presidential contender could afford to ignore white evangelicals.
作者
谢韬
纪文宇
Xie Tao;Ji Wenyu
出处
《美国问题研究》
2022年第1期67-88,225,共23页
Fudan American Review
基金
北京外国语大学“双一流”建设重大标志性项目“世界政党数据库项目”的资助
关键词
白人福音派
特朗普
地位焦虑
政治代言
政治同盟
White Evangelicals
Donald Trump
Status Anxiety
Political Representation
Political Alliance
作者简介
谢韬,北京外国语大学国际关系学院教授、院长;纪文宇,北京外国语大学英语学院博士研究生
