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Political journalist examines Mormon shift toward MAGA movement

October 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM MT · via Sunstone · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Reporter Sarah McCammon, who covered Evangelical political realignment, traces a parallel shift within the Latter-day Saint community toward MAGA politics. Drawing on years of political reporting and her own experience leaving Evangelicalism, McCammon explores how Latter-day Saints followed a similar trajectory of initially resisting then embracing Donald Trump. The essay appears in Sunstone and examines institutional and cultural factors driving the movement.

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