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    What's Happening to "Values Voters?"

    President Obama today denounced Donald Trump as "vulgar and divisive." He's hardly the poster child for Christian values. But exit polls and surveys show him leading other Republicans with evangelical voters — and some of their leaders — who could play a decisive role in this year's road to the White House.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 15, 2016 • 52m Listen

    President Obama today denounced Donald Trump as "vulgar and divisive." He's hardly the poster child for Christian values. But exit polls and surveys show him leading other Republicans with evangelical voters — and some of their leaders — who could play a decisive role in this year's road to the White House.

    Later on the program, Jeffrey Goldberg has spent more time with President Obama than any other reporter. We get a window into the "Obama Doctrine."

    Photo: Screenshot from Donald Trump video on Christian Values (Donald Trump/Facebook)

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 1:49

      US Eases More Cuba Travel Restrictions

      President Obama is scheduled to visit Cuba next week, and today the Treasury Department eased restrictions on travel to Cuba for other Americans. Karen DeYoung is associate editor and senior national security correspondent for the Washington Post .

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      6 min
    2. 8:27

      What's Happening to "Value Voters?"

      One leader of the Southern Baptist Convention says that to back Donald Trump, Christian “voters must repudiate everything they believe,” but polls show millions of evangelicals are not demanding that Trump adhere to precepts of the once-dominating Moral Majority.

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      33 min
    3. 42:24

      The Obama Doctrine: Fear and Force

      Since before he took office, President Obama has spoken to one reporter more than any other — focused especially on foreign policy. We hear about the " Obama Doctrine " from Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic. (We'll have more of the conversation tomorrow, including how the legacy of George W. Bush helped shape Obama's "long view.")

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      10 min
    4. 52:20

      The Obama Doctrine, Part II

      Part II of Warren's interview with  Jeffrey Goldberg. The national correspondent   for the Atlantic has spent more time talking foreign policy with President Obama than any other journalist. The result is his cover story " The Obama Doctrine ."

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      10 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

      NewsNationalPolitics

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 1:496 min

      US Eases More Cuba Travel Restrictions

    2. 8:2733 min

      What's Happening to "Value Voters?"

    3. 42:2410 min

      The Obama Doctrine: Fear and Force

    4. 52:2010 min

      The Obama Doctrine, Part II

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