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Analysis: Democratic candidates are making their case to an often ignored group — the Christian left

Can Democrats win over faithful Christians alienated by President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrants, minorities and the marginalized? It’s early, of course. But many of the party’s presidential hopefuls are talking about their Christian faith and how it has shaped their liberalism.

I wrote about Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., highlighting her Methodist roots and her Sunday school teaching to explain how they shaped her values. She also mentioned that in her favorite Bible passage, the parable of the sheep and goats, Jesus urges his followers to care for the vulnerable, saying, “When you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.