Evangelicals and Catholics for Howard Dean?

This morning's NPR Morning Edition features an interview with Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean, who says he wants to reclaim evangelicals and Roman Catholics for the Democratic Party. This is possible, he says, by emphasizing that the Democratic Party is not the party of gay marriage or abortion. When pressed on this, Dean admits he doesn't want to restrict abortion or homosexual liberationism. Instead, he wants to show evangelicals and Catholics that the Party "has a soul" and respects the values of "people of faith."

In fact, Dean argues, the Democratic Party actually resonates with evangelical values because it cares for those who are "left behind." Perhaps he misunderstands what those best-selling Tim LaHaye prophecy novels are all about?