连上帝都投了民主党一票。在美国这个非同寻常的选举之夜的诸多教训中，共和党失败最引人入胜的因素之一是宗教。宗教传统上是保守派的专属领域，但这一次却扮演了意想不到的角色。蔓延至共和党内部的那种排他且激进的基督教民族主义，在11月3日星期二遭遇了惨痛失败。共和党对上帝的垄断已成过去。
Even God voted Democrat. Amid the many lessons of an extraordinary election night in the United States, one of the most fascinating factors in the Republican defeat is religion. Traditionally the preserve of conservatives, religion played an unexpected role. But the brand of exclusive and aggressive Christian nationalism that spread through the Republican ranks suffered a stinging defeat on Tuesday, November 3. The Republican monopoly on God has come to an end.
在民主党方面，本次选举的两颗耀眼新星——得克萨斯州的詹姆斯·塔拉里科和堪萨斯州的亚当·汉密尔顿，二人均当选参议员，都将信仰置于竞选核心。这位37岁的前神学院学生和这位62岁的牧师——后者领导着一个大型卫理公会教会——在竞选期间都引用了《马太福音》中的一段话：“我饿了，你们给我吃；渴了，你们给我喝；我作客旅，你们留我住；我赤身露体，你们给我穿；我病了，你们看顾我；我在监里，你们来看我。”
On the Democratic side, two of the main stars of the election, James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas, both elected to the Senate, placed their faith at the heart of their campaigns. The 37-year-old former seminarian and the 62-year-old pastor, who leads a large Methodist congregation, both referred during the campaign to a quote from the Gospel according to Saint Matthew: "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me."
这种慷慨且开放的基督教信仰诠释，与右派推崇的版本形成鲜明对立，后者强加了一种狭隘的美国身份定义。国防部长皮特·赫格塞思在3月关于伊朗战争的新闻发布会结束时，宁愿引用一篇归于大卫王名下的诗篇：“耶和华我的力量，是应当称颂的！他教导我的手争战，我的指头打仗。”
This generous and open interpretation of Christian faith stands in direct opposition to the version promoted on the right, which imposes a narrow definition of American identity. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, concluding a press briefing on the war in Iran in March, preferred to cite this psalm attributed to King David: "Blessed be the Lord my strength, who teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight."