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He gives a few reasons for why Christian Zionists don't really drive anything.
- They don't give as much money to this particular cause.
- They tend not to have as much influence in media/academia
- Their interests in foreign policy are diffuse and not very specific
- In the end, although they can be counted on to support Israel, it's not their primary area of political concern (vs things like abortion)
In the post Dobbs world, abortion is no longer their number 1 priority
The book was written in 2006
reason 1 and 2 point to Jewish donors
Regarding media/academia, they have less influence today than 20 years ago
Make no mistake. Abortion is still a big issue with the evangelical christian movement. It's just not as big as it was. Not a wedge.
The influence is AIPAC but evangelicals support politicians that support Israel. Believe me, even if one is not anti-Israel but just opposed to war or foreign aid they are castigated. Been that way for decades and is only changing because of how far Bibi has pushed his tactics.
Regarding abortion, what is the goal now? a national ban on abortion? not going to happen
If not Christian Zionists, then who is driving policy? Jewish donors?
Christian Zionists outnumber Jews 30 million to 6 million