Pastor Lorenzo Sewell Accuses 3 Senate Democrats of Virtue-Signaling to Christian Voters
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 7
Pastor Lorenzo Sewell Accuses 3 Senate Democrats of Virtue-Signaling to Christian Voters
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 7
Summary
Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell said three progressive Democratic Senate candidates are using religious language to court Christians, calling the outreach political “virtue-signaling” aimed at America’s largest religious voting bloc.
Three candidates — Texas state Rep. James Talarico, Michigan hopeful Abdul El-Sayed and Florida nominee Angie Nixon — have tied faith to policy, with each invoking Jesus or Christian themes to defend progressive positions.
Sewell argued the candidates’ real test is their agenda for churches, and he contrasted them with President Donald Trump, whom he called the only president with a concrete agenda for the local church.
The comments underscore a broader midterm pattern in which progressive Democrats are borrowing a traditionally Republican tactic by weaving religion more directly into Senate campaign messaging.