Boss got the Mitt-Crushing Romneybot!
Posted on 01/21/2012 8:33:06 PM PST by Colofornian
Many GOP voters -- including some well-meaning Freepers -- keep attempting to lecture voters that Mitt Romney's Mormonism "doesn't matter."
Well, tell that to three of every five South Carolina primary voters who, according to CNN exit polls, said a candidate's religion mattered either "a great deal" or "somewhat."
Click EXIT POLLS: South Carolina for polling data.
Only 40 percent of South Carolina GOP voters said that the "Religious Beliefs of Candidates Matter... Not Much/Not at All"
Two-fifths of the "Not Much/Not at All" Crowd voted pro-Romney -- compared to...
...less than one-third of them voting for Gingrich...
...less than 1 in 8 for Paul...
...and less than 1 in 16 for Santorum.
BUT...of the "Great Deal/Somewhat" Voting bloc...Romney couldn't even beat Santorum...(20-22%)...while 46% of them voted for Gingrich!
80 percent of South Carolina GOP voters identified themselves as Protestants. Their vote breakdown was:
* 42% Gingrich;
* 27% Romney;
* 17% Santorum;
* 12% Paul.
13 percent of South Carolina voters identified themselves as Roman Catholic. Their vote breakdown was:
* 37% Gingrich;
* 29% Romney;
* 15% Santorum;
* 10% Paul.
When you split out the Evangelicals/born agains within the Protestant vote, they voted:
* 44% Gingrich;
* 22% Romney;
* 21% Santorum;
* 13% Paul.
For every Evangelical voting for Romney, one was voting for Santorum...and more than two were voting for Gingrich.
For those who might be tempted to reduce these South Carolina results to a "bigoted" Southern state, think again. A late 2006 Rasmussen poll -- Election 2008: 43% Would Never Vote for Mormon Candidate (Rasmussen Poll) -- revealed:
The Rasmussen Reports survey found that 35% say that a candidate's faith and religious beliefs are very important in their voting decision. Another 27% say faith and religious beliefs are somewhat important. Ninety-two percent (92%) of Evangelical Christian voters consider a candidate's faith and beliefs important. On the partisan front, 78% of Republicans say that a candidate's faith is an important consideration, a view shared by 55% of Democrats. However, there is also a significant divide on this topic within the Democratic Party. Among minority Democrats, 71% consider faith and religious beliefs an important consideration for voting. Just 44% of white Democrats agree.
So…what percent of the following groups found that a candidate’s faith and religious beliefs are an important consideration for voting?
(1) Americans: 62%
(2) Evangelical Christians: 92%
(3) Republicans: 78%
(4) Minority Democrats 71%
(5) Democrats: 55% [still a majority]
If the other-worldly worldviews of a POTUS candidate doesn't phase your trust in their character, gullibility, level of discernment, etc...So be it. (It's a Free Republic)
But for those voters who do integrate such considerations amongst other criteria such as social issues' stances, candidate viability, scandal-free past, economic policies, and the like, this included dimension of religion describes a majority of voters!
Christ saved me from the Mormon cult 4 years ago, and now I have a personal relationship with him. His word has not passed away, just as he promised it wouldn't.
There is man, no extra-biblical doctrine, no organization that stands between me and my God.
Only 29% for Romney? Actually, that’s not so bad. Could be the liberal Catholics who are as squishy on abortion and homosexual ‘marriage’ as their candidate. The positive flip side is that 71% went for the more conservative candidates.
An important distinction is that marsupials eschew underwear.
Good point, that.
It isn’t prejudice, it is based upon facts.
Evangelicals left the true Christian church mostly in the 1500’s
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Fail. The Catholic church NEEDED reform and that is exactly what happened and because of the Reformation, the Catholic church reformed itself (the Counter - reformation). So if your claim that Catholicism of the 16th Century is ‘true Christianity’ then you are badly mistaken, because the Catholic church of the 16th century in no way resembles even the Catholic church of the 8th century much less the church of antiquity.
BTW, I am not ‘anti-Catholic’, I do however have a degree in Medieval History focusing on death and disease in the Church.
Bingo! We tell the truth that the Mormon church won’t.
How many other churches do you know that lies about what it believes and deceives its own membership?
Nope.
I’ve said all along that the south isn’t going to go for a mormon, but then Florida is not really the south.
I don’t see why the anti-Mormons want to give Romney the religious bigotry excuse.
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I agree. This is not the right way to defeat him, or anyone else. Beat him on the merits.
I have no doubt that the anti-Catholic brigade here would be doing the same to Santorum if he were leading.
Newt’s late-life, hormone driven conversion of convenience doesn’t count. Besides, he is off-limits to all those who take their marching orders from others here.
Their going to try guilting people into voting for mitt like they made people think if they did not vote for Obama they were guilty of racism.
huh?
Hmmm.....Seems to me and Your Posting History that you have a man-crush on Romney.
Oh and If you don't like the fact that we don't like Socialist Government Hellcare Pushing Ass-clowns like Romney here on FR Than maybe I need to remind you of our mission statement
So if you got your hate on for Sarah and Newt, and Like to Push Liberals here, may I suggest GTFO Troll!
Well, don’t worry about it. Your problem with FR has been solved.
Boss got the Mitt-Crushing Romneybot!
What?
Your response made no sense.
It did if you take the time to click back to our conversation.
I do not know who Romney prays "to" - the Mormon "god" had a father who had a father who had a father and so on. That doctrine denies God's Names I AM, YHwH (He IS), El Shaddai (God Almighty), Creator, Alpha and Omega.
Being a good person is not good enough to lead a prayer to God to heal this land.
I did go back and review our convo. You made an assertation and I corrected your misconception.
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