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RE: Bidirectional Concerns of Influence

Comment comment by VnutZ on 06 February 2008

I think you're missing the fact that Utah also has a Democratic primary - and I'm willing to bet if Harry Reid was involved, he would get similar numbers.

No no ... I didn't miss that. There is no stark polarization of religion on the Democrat side in Utah. According to the same link, Obama took 57%, Clinton took 39% and Edwards took 3%. That's much more "typical" for a voting system without external influence. The sheer admittance that "if Harry Reid was involved, he would get similar numbers" only confirms that the vote is going Mormon for Mormon as opposed to Mormon for best candidate. It would be an even greater affirmation if Reid was part of that vote because he is clearly not viable in this race.

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RE: Bidirectional Concerns of Influence by Brandon :: NR9

It's Mormon Republican going for Mormon Republican, and I'm guessing it would be Mormon Democrat going for Mormon Democrat. Perhaps there wouldn't be 90% for Harry Reid, but I'm sure there would be a lot higher percentage in Utah than elsewhere simply because people vote for candidates like them. (Also, I'm not talking about Reid in this race, but a hypothetical race in which he was in a similar position to Romney.)

Are you taking into account all of the votes for Obama, Clinton and Edwards were not for a Mormon? Why didn't those LDS Democrats cross party lines if they are solely concerned about religious affiliation?

Are you taking into account that McCain and Huckabee didn't campaign in the state and what impact that might have had?

Lastly, why, again, are we discussing this as being "cultish" and not the overwhelming support for Obama among those that share his skin color?

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