"The Democratic Party has problems.
...One of the biggest reasons pointed to is the party’s disconnect with rural, religious and pro-life voters.
On Friday, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough broached the topic with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
“How do they reconnect with a middle America who feels like [Democrats] look down on them?” Scarborough asked.
“They pray in church on Sunday, and prey on everyone the rest of the week,” Pelosi said.
“And while we’re doing the Lord’s work by ministering to the needs of God’s creation, they are ignoring those needs, which is to dishonor the God who made them.”...
Pelosi emphasized that Democrats are people of faith, but she said they may need to work harder to make that clear.
Later in the interview, Pelosi accused Republicans, who by and large are pro-life, of “exploiting” their religious beliefs for political gain, and claimed that their actions do not line up with their beliefs.“They pray in church on Sunday, and prey on everyone the rest of the week,” Pelosi said.
“And while we’re doing the Lord’s work by ministering to the needs of God’s creation, they are ignoring those needs, which is to dishonor the God who made them.”...
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