30-61% Across the board Refuse to Vote for a Mormon - despite hundreds of millions spent by the LDS church on PR
“Do you really think the LDS church is trying to influence voters?”
NO. They constantly try to influence the public perception
of the mormonism cult, however. The fact that 30-61% of voters
will not vote for a mormon must be based on the public
perception of mormons. It isn’t working... unless it started
out as 45-85%...
The Mormon PR you see deals with their emphasis on family values. They are trying to attract people who are concerned for their families well being. Many people, yourself included, base their opinions of Mormons on the perception that they are not a Christian faith. If the LDS church was trying to influence voters I think the ads you saw from them would challenge this perception.