Young evangelicals in the U.S. are split over Sen. John McCain's choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, according to an Associated Press report.
Interviews with more than a dozen pastors, authors and others who belong to or track the young evangelical generation reveal that "conservatives are energized, progressives are unimpressed and many undecideds are gravitating toward McCain-Palin."
"I think the jury is still out on young evangelicals," Cameron Strang, editor of Relevant magazine, told the AP. "Both parties have the opportunity to address issues of deep concern for this voting bloc."
Twenty-six-year-old Jessica Stollings, president of re:Generations, inc., told the AP that when she heard the news that McCain had chosen Palin, she took the day off and picked up campaign yard signs.
"He's a lot more visionary than I thought," said Stollings, an evangelical who believes God has raised up Palin "for such a time as this."
Overall, evangelicals younger than 30 say Palin enthuses them because of her compelling family story, reputation as a reformer and a champion of conservative moral values, the AP reported.
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