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CNN Exits: White & evangelical vote is down from 08 as a % of electorate (Original Post) VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 OP
At least some aren't falling for the 'Last Great White Hope' scam. freshwest Nov 2012 #1
If this is a national trend, and it likely is, given Mitt the Mormon as candidate ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #2
Latinos up. Evangelicals down. Minorities a bigger share of the electorate. Good news. gottavote Nov 2012 #3
early Exits seem to be an unrelenting stream of good news for us and bad news for Romney. Mr.Turnip Nov 2012 #4
My take Robbins Nov 2012 #8
That's what I think -- Gary Johnston will pick up some of those votes obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #13
If I'm an evangelical Christian and my minister told me for the last 5 - 10 years ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #21
Very good news! MyNameIsKhan Nov 2012 #5
How much down? LisaL Nov 2012 #6
Evangelicals and fundies might be sitting this one out and not voting for a Mormon. Lex Nov 2012 #7
There is a big Fundie femrap Nov 2012 #17
I take exit polls with a grain of salt PsychProfessor Nov 2012 #9
They have been raptured.. Vietnameravet Nov 2012 #10
Just flipped to CNN / Can't watch... whttevrr Nov 2012 #11
Watch MSNBC or femrap Nov 2012 #20
The anti-mormon evangelicals are staying home. bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #12
Spot on..... zebe83 Nov 2012 #16
despite the major push for pro-life/"family values" agenda? Roland99 Nov 2012 #14
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them wrote in Ron Paul anyway renate Nov 2012 #15
there also was a movement among evans to write-in Jesus magical thyme Nov 2012 #19
Good! I'm rooting for the demographic change.... barnabas63 Nov 2012 #18
They did not turn out to vote in my very white north Dallas precinct. BrightKnight Nov 2012 #22
Really bad for Romney budkin Nov 2012 #23

ItsTheMediaStupid

(2,800 posts)
2. If this is a national trend, and it likely is, given Mitt the Mormon as candidate
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:20 PM
Nov 2012

It is bad, bad news for team elephant!

If it's low enough, we get congress.

gottavote

(106 posts)
3. Latinos up. Evangelicals down. Minorities a bigger share of the electorate. Good news.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:24 PM
Nov 2012

Vote. Report here. Call friends. Stay on line until allowed to vote.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
8. My take
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:26 PM
Nov 2012

Some at end of day just couldn't bring themselves to vote for a Moman.That may be happening here In Missouri.Obama's response to
Hurricane might have siad to small group you know he's not so bad.

ItsTheMediaStupid

(2,800 posts)
21. If I'm an evangelical Christian and my minister told me for the last 5 - 10 years
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:46 PM
Nov 2012

Mormonism is a cult, it's not really Christian, etc.etc.

Then Romney gets the nomination and Reverend Redneck backpedals, all of a sudden Mormonism is OK, I might not be able to shake the feeling that Romney isn't really a Christian. Plus I've been told Mitt is pro-choice, now he say he's pro-life which is also confusing.

I'm in "write in Jesus" territory at this point.

 

femrap

(13,418 posts)
17. There is a big Fundie
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:34 PM
Nov 2012

organization that was telling them to "VOTE FOR JESUS".... I wonder how many votes he'll get given that he was dark-skinned and a socialist who didn't really like rich people.

Maybe some MO people found out that the Mormons are going to take over MO and Jerusalem when the world is in an uproar. Or maybe when they found out that God lives on the planet Kolob and when you die, you get to go to Kolob as well and be a little 'god.'

Mormons in many people's minds are still a cult. And Joseph Smith was a great con-artist.

whttevrr

(2,345 posts)
11. Just flipped to CNN / Can't watch...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:30 PM
Nov 2012

I'm not sure what it is... but it is getting really hard to watch CNN. My BS detector keeps going off.

 

femrap

(13,418 posts)
20. Watch MSNBC or
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:36 PM
Nov 2012

if you have Dish or Direct TV, you can watch Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!" on Free Speech Channel or Link TV Channel.

She is one of the last true journalists. She is usually about 2 to 4 weeks ahead of the MSM....if they mention something at all.

zebe83

(143 posts)
16. Spot on.....
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:33 PM
Nov 2012

They still view Mormonism as a cult. That is the one thing I agree with them on.

However, I believe evangelicals are a cult also.

renate

(13,776 posts)
15. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them wrote in Ron Paul anyway
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:33 PM
Nov 2012

They might not have told pollsters so, in case it got back to their pastors, but it'll be interesting to see what the third-party or write-in vote percentage turns out to be.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
19. there also was a movement among evans to write-in Jesus
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:35 PM
Nov 2012

I think that may siphon off a million or so

BrightKnight

(3,567 posts)
22. They did not turn out to vote in my very white north Dallas precinct.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:54 PM
Nov 2012

By 4:30 PM there were only about 200 votes.

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