[PittsburghAfterDark]

You know... here's one minority vote the D's can't lay a finger on.

[Westbrook]

The Amish, Mennonites, Bruderhoff, Hutterites, and other Anabaptist brethren hold to the doctrines of “non-resistance” and “non-participation”.

Non-resistance:
Jesus said, “Resist not evil.”

Non-participation:
Jesus said, “My Kingdom is not of this world.”

[skeeter]

I thought the democrats owned 95% of the Amish vote.

[Andy'smom]

It happened in 2004, could happen again.

[hinckley buzzard]

They don't get polled because they don't have phones. They are a stealth demographic who once voted sparingly if at all, but began to vote more heavily, for Bush, largely because they seek to have as little as possible to do with government. I suspect Obama will seriously flunk the smell test among the Amish.

[x]

Most of the Amish don't vote.

[Eska]

I left Western Pa for Alaska over 20 years back, but had a bunch of Dutchie Neighbors and they didn't vote at all; maybe they do nowadays. Their reasoning was that they were under God's Law, not any Govt. They chose to ignore what they couldn't legally avoid. Why for so many years, they payed into Social Security and when they turned 62, never applied.

I know many Mennonites are quite conservative. I actually have a left wing Bro-in-law (Past Pres of NEA, hates guns,typical lib) who had his only Catholic daughter marry a Mennonite; entire family will be Repubs, I just luv it.

[blueplum]

well seeing how they are sheltered and protected by The Brave of this great country, without threat of invasion or disruption of their little communities, I’d think the least they could do is vote.