These Democrats are running for Congress on Christian faith. Will it pay off?

It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5520x3105+0+0/resize/5520x3105!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2Fa4%2F7423c1034e3caaf95a455ede05cc%2Fdiptych-7.jpg' alt='Some Democratic candidates have made faith central to their congressional campaigns, including (from left) Frederick Haynes, Sarah Trone Garriott, James Talarico and Lindsay James.'/><p>It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that. </p><p>(Image credit: Getty Images, AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5979946' />