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"If you're not talking to someone, if you're not having a conversation, you can surely conclude that your chances of having their support are greatly diminished," he said. "If faith is important to you, you put it in the campaign."

Sarah Pulliam is a CT news reporter.

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Our other articles on election 2008 are in our special section. Liveblog also has news and commentary on the candidates.

Other articles on Democratic faith advisors include:

Consultant Helps Democrats Embrace Faith, and Some in Party Are Not Pleased | As Democrats turn toward the 2008 presidential race, a novice evangelical political operative is emerging as a rising star in the party, drawing both applause and alarm for her courtship of theological conservatives in the midterm elections. (The New York Times)

Closing the God Gap | How a pair of Democratic strategists are helping candidates talk about their faith. (Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic Monthly)

How the Democrats Got Religion | Candidates are competitors, which means they seldom manage to talk about faith in a way that doesn't disturb people, doesn't divide them, doesn't nail campaign posters on the gates of heaven. (Time)

Democrats seek to close the 'God Gap' | The 2004 election gave the Democrats a serious wake-up call. (BBC News)

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February 2008, Vol. 52, No. 2