Posted on 05/29/2016 10:58:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Amish don’t read Donald Trump’s tweets and can’t watch his television appearances, and voting is practically against their religion.
But that’s not stopping a group of Trump allies with ties to Ben Carson and Newt Gingrich from mounting a campaign to turn them out anyway.
Amish PAC was started by an alum of a pro-Carson super PAC, an ex-Amish donor to that super PAC and an employee of Gingrich Productions. The group is planning to mount an old-fashioned, billboards-and-newspaper-ads effort this summer, designed to encourage Amish people in Pennsylvania and Ohio to turn out for Trump in November....
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Interesting. With Pennsylvania in play, they could help.
The Amish population is exploding. They may one day rule this country. I can think of worse alternatives.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/21/amish-population_n_6145336.html
Interesting
Several live nearby
Now that’s just cool!
I thought their ‘in the world, but not of it’ precluded participating in politics, including voting.
Gonna be yuuge!
Thanks for the link. Interesting site.
Well, I’ve got to admit I misjudged that headline...
It is. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding the Amish.
Lots of Amish discussion on this Facebook group. Some Amish vote, some won’t. https://www.facebook.com/groups/130816517082333/
I remember when GWB was running and there were articles about Amish support, especially when it came to being pro-life.
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