Rob Christensen covered North Carolina politics for 45 years for The News & Observer. He is the author of three award-winning books: The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics; The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys; and Southern News, Southern Politics. He is currently working on a biography of Hunt.
The four-term governor and committed church-goer politicked with evangelical fervor. But he still struggled to sway the Religious Right.
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