Alena Smith
@alenasmith13.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @Stanford | religion & politics
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As the 2026 #Midterm elections in the #US draw nearer, speaker Mike Johnson’s #religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents.
@alenasmith13.bsky.social @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social.
@alenasmith13.bsky.social @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social.
The 2026 Midterms: Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents | USAPP
As we move towards the 2026 midterms, religious rhetoric will likely remain part of the political toolkit, especially for Republicans seeking to mobilize evangelical and culturally conservative…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
As the 2026 #Midterm elections in the #US draw nearer, speaker Mike Johnson’s #religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents.
@alenasmith13.bsky.social @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social.
@alenasmith13.bsky.social @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social.
Reposted by Alena Smith
Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents write @alenasmith13.bsky.social of @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
The 2026 Midterms: Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents | USAPP
As we move towards the 2026 midterms, religious rhetoric will likely remain part of the political toolkit, especially for Republicans seeking to mobilize evangelical and culturally conservative voters...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents write @alenasmith13.bsky.social of @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Reposted by Alena Smith
My latest with @alenasmith13.bsky.social on what religious rhetoric might mean for the 2026 midterms. #relpol #USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social
Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents write @alenasmith13.bsky.social of @stanford.edu and @julthomson.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
The 2026 Midterms: Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious rhetoric will continue to shape how Republicans speak to their constituents | USAPP
As we move towards the 2026 midterms, religious rhetoric will likely remain part of the political toolkit, especially for Republicans seeking to mobilize evangelical and culturally conservative voters...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My latest with @alenasmith13.bsky.social on what religious rhetoric might mean for the 2026 midterms. #relpol #USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social
@kkdumez.bsky.social If you haven't heard it yet, there's a new (excellent!) song out with the same title as your book about how churches today have left Jesus ("Blessed is America, but only for Americans"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZu...
Googly Eyes, Joy Oladokun & Allison Ponthier | Jesus and John Wayne (Official Audio)
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July 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@kkdumez.bsky.social If you haven't heard it yet, there's a new (excellent!) song out with the same title as your book about how churches today have left Jesus ("Blessed is America, but only for Americans"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZu...
New post up at Religion in Public with @julthomson.bsky.social! We look at what happened to religious rhetoric in Congress after Mike Johnson became Speaker.
In short, no change in “God talk” on the House floor, more in Republican newsletters to voters.
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
In short, no change in “God talk” on the House floor, more in Republican newsletters to voters.
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
The Johnson Effect: How the New Speaker Sparked a Religious Rhetoric Surge
By Alena Smith and Julianna J. Thomson [Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons] After Mike Johnson (R-LA) became Speaker of the House in October 2023, Republican legislators started using significantly mo…
religioninpublic.blog
July 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New post up at Religion in Public with @julthomson.bsky.social! We look at what happened to religious rhetoric in Congress after Mike Johnson became Speaker.
In short, no change in “God talk” on the House floor, more in Republican newsletters to voters.
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
In short, no change in “God talk” on the House floor, more in Republican newsletters to voters.
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...