So, you're telling those 17% of Evangelicals -- 1 in every 6 -- that you're "wiping" out their convictions on this matter and it is to be censored and sequestered...and ONLY YOUR opinion is to be superimposed on this matter.
What utter gall! "we oppose him because..." is supposed to speak for EVERY one -- and no challenges to that notion are "allowed?"
And what about the other 66% of Evangelicals? If 1/6 are concerned about Mormonism and 1/6 are concerned about issues, where are the other 2/3? And who conducted the poll? I have many Evangelical relatives (Southern Baptist) and don't recall one single organization speaking for all Evangelicals.
Exactly. My point of my last post. YOU don't speak for all Evangelicals. (Interesting you point it out as applying to my comments; somehow it doesn't apply to yours?)
...who conducted the poll?
Here: Fox News Poll: GOP Primary Voters Propel Cain to Top of Pack
Per that article: Twenty-one percent of GOP primary voters have concerns about electing a Mormon president. Of those, twice as many cite Mormon beliefs as cite the candidate’s views. White evangelicals -- a significant voting bloc in several key GOP primaries and caucuses -- are about equally concerned about the candidate’s views (16 percent) as their religious beliefs (17 percent).
Are you going to continue to dismiss these over 1-in-5 GOP primary voters?
And what about the other 66% of Evangelicals? If 1/6 are concerned about Mormonism and 1/6 are concerned about issues, where are the other 2/3?
Even with the "other" 2/3rds of Evangelicals...a Rasmussen poll from 5 years ago revealed that 92% of Evangelicals say a candidate's religion is either very important or somewhat important.
So what are you going to do? Scold 92% of Evangelicals and 78% of Republicans?
Here was the info on that poll: Election 2008: 43% Would Never Vote for Mormon Candidate (Rasmussen Poll)]. According to that excerpt: The Rasmussen Reports survey found that 35% say that a candidate's faith and religious beliefs are very important in their voting decision. Another 27% say faith and religious beliefs are somewhat important. Ninety-two percent (92%) of Evangelical Christian voters consider a candidate's faith and beliefs important. On the partisan front, 78% of Republicans say that a candidate's faith is an important consideration, a view shared by 55% of Democrats. However, there is also a significant divide on this topic within the Democratic Party. Among minority Democrats, 71% consider faith and religious beliefs an important consideration for voting. Just 44% of white Democrats agree.
So…what % of the following groups found that a candidate’s faith and religious beliefs are an important consideration for voting?
(1) Americans: 62%
(2) Evangelical Christians: 92%
(3) Republicans: 78%