Stephan:   The Theocratic Right has now decided to nakedly go for political power. They have some notable advantages, Masquerading under the cover of religion they have almost no regulatory oversight. They have also tax advantages, recent court decisions like Hobby Lobby that give religion special exemptions, and the collapsing wall between church and state. TRs have figured out that most Americans don't vote and that those that do are often not well organized. Therefore it is possible for a trained cadre of candidates backed by a committed base of voters all working with a single intention to gain power by running for elective office as pastor-politicians. Remember these people are science deniers, oppressive towards women, climate deniers, and the frequent tools of the corporate Rightist uber-rich. How would you like to live in the world they create? I predict their success will come in the Red value states which will, in turn, exacerbate the Great Schism Trend.  America is slowly breaking into two different countries with, as was the case in the Civil War, a few "purple" border states.