Obama Running for President. - Page 2

MysticCat · #1 12-13-2006, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Lets be honest, the country really hasn't been confronted with mormonism on a grand scale yet.

No? I can see the push polls now: "Would you be more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney if you knew that he was a Mormon, and that Mormons have historically practiced polygamy?" Below the belt and misleading? Sure. But that won't stop anything. Ask McCain about South Carolina in 2000. Ask Matt Salmon about the Arizona gubernatorial race, when just a few weeks before the election, a third-party candidate ran ads linking Salmon's Mormonism to Colorado City, Arizona, and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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also difference between southern conservatives telling a pollster that they won't vote for a mormon, and in voting for someone like Hillary when it comes down to it.

Quite true. I don't think Romney vs. Hillary will be the issue, though. I'll be surprised if Romney is the GOP nominee, partially because I think many evangelicals, who may not publically admit that they would not vote to put a Mormon in the White House, will in fact not vote for him.

shinerbock · #2 12-13-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by centaur532

Yes, saying I'm glad I don't live somewhere is truly bigoted. What was I thinking?

But apparently the viewpoint that gay marriage shouldnt be implemented makes one a bigot...

AlexMack · #3 12-13-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

But apparently the viewpoint that gay marriage shouldnt be implemented makes one a bigot...

I'm sorry Shinerbock, I jumped the gun and assumed that you're homophobic. Please tell me your actual stance on gay rights and I won't call you names without evidential proof.

GeekyPenguin · #4 12-13-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

What does Mr. GP think about Romney?

Just curious...

I asked him last night and he said he would not consider Romney's Mormon-ness but he thought that Romney was a little TOO conservative. Mr. GP is more libertarian than anything else and sometimes he surprises me. Not loving Romney was one of them...either that or he was trying to placate me during finals.

Kevin · #5 12-13-2006, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I asked him last night and he said he would not consider Romney's Mormon-ness but he thought that Romney was a little TOO conservative. Mr. GP is more libertarian than anything else and sometimes he surprises me. Not loving Romney was one of them...either that or he was trying to placate me during finals.

Sounds like he and I are on the same page then.

I differ with him on the Mormon thing. We had a Mormon Congressman here in Oklahoma for awhile -- he really hooked up Salt Lake City while hosing us. I can live with the differences in faith. That's not a big deal. It's the Salt Lake connection which bugs me.

shinerbock · #6 12-13-2006, 01:47 PM

Geeky, you may be right. Perhaps I should have said something along the lines of the nationally electable left.

Centaur, I don't agree with gay marriage. I really don't care about civil unions. I mean, if people want civil unions, i'm not gonna protest. I won't be overly upset if they aren't implemented, however.

GeekyPenguin · #7 12-13-2006, 02:38 PM

Kevin, I think he isn't bothered by the Mormon thing because he himself is a member of, a, um, less "prestigious" religion than ours.

shiner, I think you may be right about nationally electable - I really do like Feingold though, he's been a fantastic senator for WI and I think he'd be fairly popular in the Midwest, although I don't know if he has national appeal.