Where are all the “clean living” Mormons when it comes to politics? They seem to be disturbingly easy to compromise, if not pulled clear over to the dark side. Where is the Mormon answer to Jindal, Huckabee, or Palin?
Where are all the “clean living” Mormons when it comes to politics? They seem to be disturbingly easy to compromise, if not pulled clear over to the dark side.
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I honestly have no idea. I was VERY surprised at how many of my LDS friends supported Romney in spite of his record, JUST BECAUSE he was Mormon. There seemed to be an attitude that they could trust him just because he was LDS. And more than a few referenced the “white horse” prophecy in relation to him. I was also surprised at how many others rolled over because he presented a “family” image without looking at his record.
For many LDS, a candidate who is LDS trumps all other factors. Given a RINO who belongs to my denomination and a Conservative who is a member of a different Christian denomination (like Sarah) I will go conservative.
What I saw (and I know there are exceptions) was that my friends would vote for Romney rather than a Pentecostal (aka “gracer”) like Sarah Palin. Some told me that they did not vote for McCain/Palin because she was on the ticket. THAT shocked me.
Their tendency to roll over for Mitt (and he counted on it) shows that as much as they want to be lumped in with all other Christians, they still see themselves as apart from Christianity, IMO.