Unanswered Prayers?

How Donald Trump Is Stealing Iowa's Evangelical Vote

A thrice-married New York billionaire is getting unexpected traction with a key Iowa constituency.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up on Jan. 23, 2016, in Pella, Iowa.

Photographer: Joshua Lott/Getty Images
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have made their Christian faith and the kind of issues that motivate faith-based voters a central part of their pitches to Iowa's heavily evangelical Republican caucus-goers.

But in the state that will kick off voting for presidential nomination with its Feb. 1 caucuses, they're both being bested by Donald Trump, the thrice-married celebrity billionaire.