Posted on 12/11/2007 9:50:19 AM PST by Utah Girl
Gallup asked whether Americans would vote for candidates with particular characteristics. The first day of polling was the day of Mitt Romney's speech.
Between now and the 2008 political conventions, there will be discussion about the qualifications of presidential candidates — their education, age, religion, race, and so on. If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president who happened to be [ITEM A-H READ IN ORDER], would you vote for that person?
Catholic? 93 percent yes, 4 percent no.I find these numbers largely reassuring.
Black? 93 percent yes, 5 percent no.
Jewish? 91 percent yes, 6 percent no.
A woman? 86 percent yes, 12 percent no.
Hispanic? 86 percent yes, 12 percent no.
Mormon? 80 percent yes, 17 percent no.
A homosexual? 56 percent yes,41 percent no.
An atheist? 46 percent yes, 48 percent no.
Can you ping your Romney list? Thanks. (Great numbers) :)
Muslim?
I would vote for A mormon, but not Romney.
Yeah I noticed they left that option out.
No problem with the mormon thing, but let me say that some portion of americans would vote for any group member. Find one and I promise they will have a following.
You're biased against Rinos?
You know what? So what? I would vote for a Mormon dog-catcher, too. (I just wouldn’t vote for a Mormon god-catcher)
I’m in that 80% However, I will not vote for Governor Romney. My problems with him have nothing to do with his religion. I would vote for a woman, but not Hillary. I would vote for a Black Conservative. I would not vote for a Muslim, or an open homosexual.
That list makes it sound like Mormon candidates are one step up from a voter eval basis from homosexual candidates. (I don’t think you meant to present it that way, did you?)
‘Mormon Bishop’, strangely absent as a question
I would...If Reagan was a Mormon.
Interesting numbers...
Are we just a few dozen talking to each other, or are the threads read quite widely?
Hopefully, it won't be an issue, because hopefully, we won't nominate a RINO like Romney, but a conservative like Thompson or Hunter.
Another question on the survey is “Do you think your neighbor would vote for a Mormon for President”. And a majority of voters answered “no” to that question.
It seems like an odd question to ask. The reason it is asked is because pollsters recognize that people will lie on the “would you vote for a (minority)” question, but will tell the truth about their neighbor. Therefore, the neighbor question gives a far more accurate picture of the attitudes a (minority) candidate will face.
Whew. For a moment there I thought that read “80% would vote for a Moron.” That would really open up the field!
The problem is that those 20% are probably all Republican or conservative or at least unwilling to vote Democrat. In other words, it’s just the 20% that keeps Mitt from being electable.
OK...any moment now (tapping my foot)...looking stage left (like waiting for the entre' of actors to move stage-center @ a Christmas play)..."Where are they?"
"Where's the FREEPER bigot-patrol?" The "FREEPER tolerant crowd?" The "FREEPER we're-here-to-lecture-uh-remind-you-about-'religious-liberty'-issues?" The "we're-not-voting-for-a-pastor-in-chief crowd?" The "religious-beliefs-of-a-candidate-have-absolutely-NOTHING-to-do-with-voting-for-a-POTUS" lecture circuit folks?
We can't wait all day for them!!!
It's obvious from this poll that 54% of Americans said they wouldn't vote for an atheist.
Obviously the majority of Americans need to hear the above-mentioned FREEPER rants & invectives hurled against them...Are they "bigots" for holding someone's spiritual beliefs (atheism) seemingly against them? What are they? Voting for a "pastor-in-chief?" Haven't they ever heard of "religious liberty" or what the Puritans came to this country to escape?
(FREEPERS, please fill in all the appropo lectures I've failed to mention...I wasn't planning on giving this lecture but the bigot patrol is nowhere to be found)
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