Results without Religion?

Every year we constantly see any type of person running for government use religion as one of their stepping stones into government. We saw George W. Bush appeal to the Espicopalian faith; John Kerry look for his support in the Christian world.It gave the American public a sense that the person running had a clean past. But is it possible with newer voters being less religious does the image of a devout religious person with a spotless past no longer produce results?

The Republican (Tea Party sponsored) candidate, Christine O'Donnell, for Delaware senate is no cookie cutter image for government.   Her money problems according to the New York Times cause the Tea Party to donate a ton of money into her campaign. O'Donnell has struggle with unpaid taxes and housing foreclosure. Another dirty little secret about this running mate is the fact that she had once claimed to "dabble in witchcraft."

Its funny how a statement like this 20 years ago might caused an up roar with the attendance in churches being higher than what it is now. But this image of a used-to-be witch with money problems didn't stop Delaware Republicans from voting her in. Can it be that religion is no longer on the throne that our ancestors put it. Could it be that we as a country want people in office that can relate more to us instead of the elite social powers behind government?

According to Wes Isley of the Huffington Post - its about time. "...some people like Karl Rove are calling for O'Donnell to explain herself more thoroughly. What else can she say? And why should she say anything more? True, I'm not running for political office, but the twists and turns of our spiritual paths are really no one's business but our own. At least, that's the way it should be."

To recap Delaware Republicans has elected a person to run for Senate without the cleanest reputation. We're not talking drugs but actual debt and a shaky past that happened when she was in high school. Are we coming to an age where public image isn't about being spotless as we once portrayed it to be but to a world where having a relatable past produces better results?