Alena Smith

The 2026 Midterms: Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents | USAPP As we move towards the 2026 midterms, religious rhetoric will likely remain part of the political toolkit, especially for Republicans seeking to mobilize evangelical and culturally conservative…

As the 2026 #Midterm elections in the #US draw nearer, speaker Mike Johnson’s #religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents.

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The 2026 Midterms: Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents | USAPP As we move towards the 2026 midterms, religious rhetoric will likely remain part of the political toolkit, especially for Republicans seeking to mobilize evangelical and culturally conservative voters...

Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents write @alenasmith13.bsky.social of @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social

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My latest with @alenasmith13.bsky.social on what religious rhetoric might mean for the 2026 midterms. #relpol #USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social

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@kkdumez.bsky.social If you haven't heard it yet, there's a new (excellent!) song out with the same title as your book about how churches today have left Jesus ("Blessed is America, but only for Americans"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZu...

The Johnson Effect: How the New Speaker Sparked a Religious Rhetoric Surge By Alena Smith and Julianna J. Thomson [Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons] After Mike Johnson (R-LA) became Speaker of the House in October 2023, Republican legislators started using significantly mo…

New post up at Religion in Public with @julthomson.bsky.social! We look at what happened to religious rhetoric in Congress after Mike Johnson became Speaker.
In short, no change in “God talk” on the House floor, more in Republican newsletters to voters.
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