@inbook{10.7864/j.ctt128067.6, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/j.ctt128067.6}, abstract = {The results of the 2004 presidential campaign provoked an unusually strident debate about the impact of “moral values” on the outcome of the election and added fuel to the ongoing argument over the “culture war.”¹ Some scholars argue that the culture war is real and consequential, rooted in fundamental moral divisions that will soon dominate political discourse. In their view, the American public is deeply polarized, leaving little middle ground or room for compromise.² To these advocates, “moral values” had, as they expected, a great impact in 2004. However, other scholars argue that the culture war is much exaggerated. Cultural}, author = {John C. Green and John S. Jackson}, booktitle = {A Matter of Faith: Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election}, pages = {37--62}, publisher = {Brookings Institution Press}, title = {Faithful Divides: Party Elites and Religion}, year = {2007} }