Because he will do what they want.

I think it tells us something about the rampant hypocritical thought processes of religion.

Because you can’t fix stupid!

Because religious fundamentalism is the least moral, faithful, truthful religion.

In the US, fundamentalism is additionally shot through with what's known as "dominionism" or "Christian reconstructionism", which seeks to push us toward a theocratic governance, and in its purest form, to even supplant our legal system, based on British Common Law, with Old Testament religious law. Hence they seek worldly power as an end in itself, to be ruthlessly obtained in the name of god and in the interest of piety.

He ran under the Republican ticket, and they have been told Republicans are the Christian party. I would say a very large majority of people who vote don't bother to look at the candidates, their proposed platforms, or their history of prior government service. Thinking is too hard, so much easier to be naive and vote as your told. After all, God is in control, so no need for me to spend the energy trying to make things better.

When your whole life is based on lies, perhaps you respect a liar.

The only answer I can come up with are his appointments to the Supreme Court support their views.