I wonder why religious conservatives are mostly synonymous with capitalism supporters ? I mean arent most religions inherently socialistic ? What makes conservatives support capitalism , despite not being among the rich?
While I 100% agree with you, I think you listed the symptoms rather than the root cause. Religious people have been supporting the Republican party well... religiously since as long as I can remember, well before Trump and Fox News.
I think it's something that the Republican party has specifically built their messaging around and then those things have grown out of it as a result. Someone posted a good article the other day about how politicians supporting segregation were able to manufacture a wedge issue (abortion) in the 70s to capture the religious vote, who didn't see it as a religious issue until they were basically told it was.