Almost seven out of ten registered Republicans, 68% specifically, believe ..., Salon reported in November:

For registered Republicans who do believe in demonic possession (which is, again, the majority), there is at least one standout elected official who is taking this issue seriously and has educated himself about spiritual exorcism.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has written a first-hand account about witnessing an exorcism while he was in college.

?Kneeling on the ground, my friends were chanting, ?Satan, I command you to leave this woman.? Others exhorted all ?demons to leave in the name of Christ,?? Jindal wrote.