Mark Hemingway at National Review Online notes that a new poll from Pew Research indicates a very surprising statistic — one that doesn’t jive with all their evangelicals for Obama buzz:

Despite all the hype over Obama’s religious outreach, a new Pew survey indicates Obama actually has slightly less support from evangelicals than John Kerry had at this point four years ago. Not that this translates into evangelical enthusiasm for McCain, but the survey is worth noting for no other reason than it challenges the prevailing media assumptions about how Obama’s overt religiosity is helping his campaign — which my better half details here. It seems to me that this is a classic example of the media trying to force a campaign narrative, regardless of whether it is true. 

CNN: “Don’t tell my the facts! I’ve already made up my mind!”