L’\u00e9lection primaire de l’Iowa est dans tous les cas riches de nombre de commentaires et d’interpr\u00e9tations. La plupart s’ajoutent et se compl\u00e8tent plus qu’ils ne se contredisent, ce qui montre la complexit\u00e9 de cette primaire et, au-del\u00e0, la complexit\u00e9 extr\u00eame de l’\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle US de 2008. A c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la pr\u00e9sence indubitable du populisme<\/a> comme th\u00e8me de la campagne, la pr\u00e9sence de Dieu<\/a> comme moteur important de l’argument des candidats se confirme.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tLa chose nous est expliqu\u00e9e par deux sp\u00e9cialistes de cette question, David Domke, professeur de Communication et de Journalisme \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 de Washington, et Kevin Coe, qui travaille \u00e0 une th\u00e8se sur la Communication dans le discours \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 de l’Illinois. (Les deux universitaires sont les auteurs du livre qui vient de parap\u00eetre The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America<\/em>.) Domke-Coe expliquent que les deux vainqueurs de la primaire de l’Iowa ont largement us\u00e9 de cette arme de Dieu transform\u00e9 en agent \u00e9lectoral dans un article du 4 janvier 2008<\/a> sur CommonDream.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbThe victors in Iowa on Thursday have used the God strategy to a degree rarely seen in modern history.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbObama’s public embrace of faith began in 2006 with a keynote address at Sojourners magazine’s Call to Renewal conference. Syndicated columnist E.J. Dionne suggested the speech may be the most important pronouncement by a Democrat on faith and politics since John F. Kennedy’s Houston speech in 1960 declaring his independence from the Vatican. Later in 2006 Obama spoke at an AIDS summit hosted by Rick Warren-a conservative who is one of the most prominent evangelicals in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbSince then, Obama’s religious politics have only grown. He often begins speeches-including his address in February 2007 in which he announced his intention to seek the presidency-by giving all praise and honor to God, and regularly cites the biblical story of Joshua. In Iowa, Obama had a faith steering committee and his campaign held forums across the state titled What’s faith got to do with it?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbStill, he lagged behind Huckabee in his religious politics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbEarly on, the little-known ordained Southern Baptist minister compared himself to Biblical underdogs David and other Old Testament prophets. He wowed Christian conservatives at the Family Research Council’s Values Voters Summit in October, saying I think it’s important that the language of Zion is a mother tongue, and not a recently acquired second language. Huckabee began to surge in Iowa polls not long after, a rise he attributed to divine intervention.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbHuckabee sealed his ascendancy by airing perhaps the most religious ads in U.S. presidential history. A signature spot featured Huckabee saying Faith doesn’t just influence me; it really defines me, as the words Christian leader flashed across the screen. In another ad, Huckabee asked viewers to remember the real meaning of the holiday season: the celebration of the birth of Christ. When this message stirred up controversy, Huckabee adroitly painted himself as the target of secularists.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbObama and Huckabee: Two presidential candidates, two political parties, one approach-and the same result.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tDomke-Kevin sont incertains sur l’avenir imm\u00e9diat de cette tactique dans les primaires. Cela d\u00e9pendra \u00e9videmment des Etats, selon leur degr\u00e9 de religiosit\u00e9 ou leur hostilit\u00e9 au m\u00e9lange de la religion et de la politique, par rapport \u00e0 l’\u00e9volution de la campagne et aux positions respectives des candidats. L’argument divin est en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral un argument publicitaire \u00e9lectoral de type extr\u00e9miste, qui conduit \u00e0 une mont\u00e9e aux extr\u00eames de la rh\u00e9torique de campagne. Quoi qu’il en soit, il est confirm\u00e9 que la question \u00e0 la fois \u00e9sot\u00e9rique et sordidement politicienne de l’utilisation de Dieu comme agent \u00e9lectoral constitue un facteur important de cette campagne \u00e9lectorale US.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \tMis en ligne le 5 janvier 2008 \u00e0 12H30<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" L’\u00e9lection primaire de l’Iowa est dans tous les cas riches de nombre de commentaires et d’interpr\u00e9tations. La plupart s’ajoutent et se compl\u00e8tent plus qu’ils ne se contredisent, ce qui montre la complexit\u00e9 de cette primaire et, au-del\u00e0, la complexit\u00e9 extr\u00eame de l’\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle US de 2008. 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