The issue isn't gerrymandering and votes (at least in this context), it's money and age. Politicians trump up their bible-thumping credentials because campaign

The issue isn't gerrymandering and votes (at least in this context), it's money and age. Politicians trump up their bible-thumping credentials because campaign donors are disproportionately old and old people are disproportionately religious, even in CA. I mean old people also vote more often but it's really the money that does the talking.