"A second problem is Romney's religion. Both Eastland and Miller cite a 1999 Gallup poll in which 17 percent of respondents said they would never vote for a Mormon candidate. Some of that is bigotry, some simply ignorance, akin to the bigotry and ignorance that would once have kept a Catholic like John Kerry or a Jew like Joseph Lieberman off a national ticket."
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The above is a snippet from the article. While many do have problems with the Mormon faith and its tennants, I certainly take issue with the author in his latter statement. While I clearly understand the author's point, it was not IGNORANCE AND BIGOTRY that once would have kept certain liberals off the ticket...it was an INFORMED AMERICA that defeated the lying reprobate Kerry, and Lieberman, the only candidate that could have WON against Bush, was kept off the ticket because he was NOT a frothing radical Marxist.
So my point is that ignorance and bigotry were never the source of the Dem's problems -- they are actually assets to furthering the radical left's Marxist agenda...very misplaced adjectives.
Point is that Lieberman has been on a national ticket. In 2000. That was historic.
I think Jacoby's references to Kerry and Lieberman had everything to do with their religions, and nothing to do with the fact that they are Democrats, or, I agree with you, the former's Marxism and the latter's lack of it.