Posted on 10/24/2016 10:10:53 AM PDT by shortstop
Dear Utah,
Don’t be stupid.
A vote for Evan McMullin is a vote for Hillary Clinton. Period. End of story.
He is not some prophet come to call the Republican Party out of the wilderness. He is not the genesis of some new conservative movement. He is not the future of anything.
He is some odd ball who popped up late in a campaign on an undertaking that would be called quixotic at best and psychotic at worst.
Not trying to be cruel. Just trying to be honest.
Some in Utah have decided that Donald Trump is going to lose and Utah’s six electoral votes won’t impact the outcome anyway so folks might as well vote for the nice Mormon guy in the white shirt and Mr. Mac suit.
And it does sound like a good idea.
Unless you can do math.
In which case the necessity of using every vote possible as a bulwark against the soul-destroying progressive agenda of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party is pretty obvious.
It’s one thing to be beat and it’s another thing to quit, and Utahns have never been known to be quitters. But a vote for Evan McMullin is exactly that – quitting.
And it is quitting when the stakes are at the very highest.
And it means being blind at a time when it stands to do the absolute most harm possible.
For generations, Mormons have rued a time when the Constitution would hang by a thread. And now that it hangs by that thread, as the very nature of the Republic teeters in uncertain balance, Utahns seem intent on sending a message as opposed to making a stand.
This isn’t the time for stunts, this is the time for action.
And the appropriate action is voting for Donald Trump.
An imperfect candidate? Absolutely. A wicked man? Quite likely. The best candidate? Without a doubt.
The issue isn’t his past, it is our future. The answer to this mystery isn’t found in the tabloids, it’s found in the platforms – of the two parties. One believes in late-term abortion, the other believes in freedom-of-religion protection. One considers the Constitution a relic, the other considers it a Liahona. One defends the Second Amendment, the other threatens it.
Those are the things that matter, and Utahns should vote for those things.
Voting for Donald Trump is voting for those things, not just for him. Voting for Donald Trump is not an endorsement of his history or character. It is not an embrace of his lifestyle or his morals or values.
But it is an endorsement of his vision for America, which is far brighter and wiser than the alternative offered by Hillary Clinton.
Nebuchadnezzar was a wicked man, who seems to have been used at least in part to do the Lord’s will. The writers of the Constitution were men of frequent weakness and moral failing who nonetheless did an inspired work and who Mormons believe were ultimately accepted of the Lord.
You don’t have to be perfect to advance a worthy cause – and neither does Donald Trump. And to the extent he is defending and advancing constitutional principles, he is on the side of right – and Utahns should be standing beside him.
To the extent Utahns weaken the Trump candidacy, and thereby empower the Clinton agenda, they are complicit in the weakening of America and the advancement of evil.
Not trying to be cruel. Just trying to be honest.
Sometimes Utah voters can strain at a gnat, trying to out-conservative one another. Ever quick to see deviation from conservative orthodoxy, or declare their opponents RINOs or ignorers of the Constitution, sometimes the warnings are more about ambition and contention than they are patriotism or wisdom.
The rally to Evan McMullin, in some part, may be about that.
The notion that a vote for him lays the foundation for a conservative resurgence in the Republican Party is nuts. There already is a strong vein of conservatism in the Republican Party. Utah – through Sen. Mike Lee – is clearly one of its capitals. There is a whole long list of genuinely conservative Republicans who will continue to assert and expand their influence in the Republican Party and in the nation, no matter who wins the presidency. The idea that neophyte Evan McMullin, holding no office and having no influence outside the Wasatch Front, will rise to lead American conservatives is not logical. It’s not going to happen.
And Utah is not wise to burn its bridges and endanger its country pretending that it is.
Yes, in many ways Donald Trump is a disappointment. Yes, much of Donald Trump’s lifestyle is contrary to how many Utah Republicans live.
But Donald Trump’s political priorities – and the platform of the Republican Party – are exactly how conservative Utahns have voted and believed for years on end. It would be illogical to vote for anything different now.
Sometimes you have to believe.
Not in polls, but in principles.
And the principles Donald Trump has pledged to advance if elected are the principles Utahns have been committed to since before statehood.
Evan McMullin is a good man. You should introduce him to your sister.
But Donald Trump is a capable man. You should elect him your president.
Period.
blame Romney the seditious turncoat (who I campagined for, damnit!)
Here’s a link to a Salt Lake City Tribune story on McMullin:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4485415-155/evan-mcmullin-takes-the-lead-in
Oh they will, at least the Mormons. The LDS church has already said to in essence with a letter telling them to vote for the candidate who reflects Mormon gospel principles (ie the Mormon).
However, the exmormons I know in Utah are pretty solidly Trump with a few heading to Hillary and the nevermormons are equally divided except in Ogden which is more pro-Trump (Hill AFB)
Mormons? Don’t bet they have the intelligence to understand why they must vote Trump. They play follow the leader.
Trump for President.
Don’t be too sure. McMullin is solid in Utah, Northern AZ, and ID (Mormon country). The Mormon owned Deseret News has come out against Trump and for McMullin and so has the Mormon leadership so Utah is a toss up and that is from people in political circles in Utah.
I wonder if Evan McMullin was paid by the Hillary campaign to run in Utah and split the non-Hillary vote in that state. It’s the sort of sleaze I would expect from the tyrant wannabe.
Thanks for the clarifications. I am heartened to hear this! As a Catholic, I worked side-by-side with so many great Mormons, and I am glad that we remain, for the most part, in the same trench.
I shutter to think of what will happen to Utah if they vote for McMullin...and Trump wins the Presidency.
If that Clinton Foundation October Accounts Payable report is to be believed (the one that lists Glenn Beck), Evan McMullan is on Clinton ‘s payroll.
As admittedly ridiculous as the following is going to sound, it is Constituionally conceivable that if McMullin won Utah and got their 6 electoral votes and IF there was a tie between Trump and Clinton in the Electoral College with neither having 270 electoral votes, the House of Representatives is permitted to vote (one vote per state) for any of the top three candidates receiving electoral votes. And under Paul Ryan’s traitorous leadership, McMullin could end up being selected by the House as president.
In 1800 there was an Electoral vote tie between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson, the House selected Jefferson.
In 1824, there wasn’t a 50-50 tie, but a split among four candidates which meant that no one received the required majority, so the election went to the House. In that case, although Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, the House selected John Quincy Adams as president.
Rachel Jackson, Andrew’s wife had not had her divorce from her first husband finalized before she married Andrew Jackson. A “Bigamy” charge was used against the Jacksons and it cost him votes in the House of Representatives.
About one-third will blindly follow their leadership.
Another third is reasonably active in their faith but thinks for themselves.
The final third doesn't even bother to attend church for the most part. They are there culturally, but more like the second third than the first.
Just take a look at how many Catholics blindly follow Pope Frank. Or how many Protestants take their voting advice from Rev. Graham or Dr. James Dobson.
Mormons are roughly 60% of Utah's population, maybe 25% of Idaho's and 10% of Wyoming's, Nevada's and Arizona's. Divide those numbers by 1/3rd and you have McMuffin's ceiling.
Mormon superiority attitude at its worst.
I’m not sure what is in the water in Salt Lake City but this idiot has drank too much of it.
Well!
Thank GOD for the wisdom and discernment of MORMONS!
I wonder how many times the writers have been proxy baptized?
Have ya heard about that big DATA CENTER in Utah??
How much do know about the religion he was born into?
Those poligymists have no claim to Amy moral high ground.
Good thread. Romney must be crying now. I think a lot of this was jealousy on his part. He needs to get on board to sink Hillary. I’ve never seen a rich guy throw so much money away. Get over it Romney. You lost and yes I did vote for you once. This is Trumps time and setting up McMullin was a stupid move.
An only child?
To a Mormon couple?
In Provo?
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