The Big Sort : 2004 election, Religionhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/tags/2004+election/Religion/default.aspxTags: 2004 election, ReligionenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)How Running a Campaign Is Like Building a Megachurchhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/2008/10/30/how-running-a-campaign-is-no-different-than-building-a-megachurch.aspxThu, 30 Oct 2008 13:47:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3954Bill Bishop0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/comments/3954.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3954The model for the modern political campaign is the evangelical megachurch. This isn't a partisan observation. Both George Bush in 2004 and Barack Obama adopted the basic organizing techniques that many ministers have been using since the 1970s to grow...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/bigsort/archive/2008/10/30/how-running-a-campaign-is-no-different-than-building-a-megachurch.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3954" width="1" height="1">George W. BushBarack ObamaReligionNeighborhoodsEvangelicalsmegachurchdemographyRick Warren2004 election