The Long and Winding Road: George W. Bush and the African-American Churches by Joseph M. Knippenberg

The Long and Winding Road: George W. Bush and the African-American Churches by Joseph M. Knippenberg: "Nevertheless, the willingness of these pastors to speak out on behalf of Bush may be an indicator of a modest movement away from the Democrats among African-American voters. A Pew poll conducted in late September found 12% support among African-Americans for Bush -- not appreciably different from Bob Dole's share of the vote in 1996 --but a surprisingly low 73% level of support for John Kerry. John C. Green's 'American Religious Landscape' poll (completed in May, 2004) showed a six point decline in African-American Democratic identification from 1992 to 2004 (from 77% to 71%). "