I'd put Mitt in a similar category with Reid. In fact, I'd put most politicians in that category.
If Mormons wanted to vote for the socialist/gay marriage/abortion candidate, then all they would have to do is vote for the Democrat. But they don't.
If Mormons wanted to vote for the socialist/gay marriage/abortion candidate, then all they would have to do is vote for the Democrat. But they don’t.
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But they did vote overwhelmingly for both Reid and Romney. Membership in the LDS overrides party membership or political views in a very large part.
Part of their theology is based upon the LDS saving the US. When the time comes (sometimes as late as the Millenium, depending upon who you ask) the US will become a Mormon theocracy and polygamy and the United order will be restored. Some LDS members try to rush that along by supporting these liberal ideas now.
I am not saying that there are no conservative LDS. There are and I know several of them as well. My point is that they are not as conservative as they first appear, nor how they appear to outsiders versus what their doctrines and personal beliefs are. There is a wide spectrum in the LDS regarding political views.