Obama 's outreach to evangelicals focuses on social justice , ending Iraq war . Senator to talk about building partnership between faith-based groups , White House . Comment: ( CNN ) -- Democrats have usually conceded the evangelical vote during presidential elections , but Sen. Barack Obama is trying to change that by mobilizing what some call the `` Christian left . '' Evangelical community `` seems to be sitting on the fence , '' professor says .
Obama 's outreach to evangelicals focuses on social justice , ending Iraq war . Senator to talk about building partnership between faith-based groups , White House . Comment: Evangelical community `` seems to be sitting on the fence , '' professor says .