2008. now, republicans also saw a 6 point increase in the number of white protestant voters in the midte midterms. there was little media analysis why this took place, but we know in the last decade the republican party has more openly and aggressively mixed religion and politics. george w. bush used dog whistles, like when he referred to the wonder working power of the american people during his 2003 state of the union speech. that was familiar, but would have passed unnoticed by others. recently, the religious fervor has grown more overt. where were you on august 6? i remember where rick, not related to me, perry was. >> his agenda is not a political agenda. his agenda is a salvation agenda. he is a wise, wise god and wise enough not to be affiliated with any political party.