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RE: Bidirectional Concerns of Influence
Considering that blacks have a propensity for voting democrat already
In a vote between Obama and Clinton, their propensity for voting Democrat doesn't really matter.
it still stands to reason the votes he received are purely based on religion
Given your argument could be nothing but coincidence, I think you meant to say "it stands to irony."
I personally know many LDS Democrats, and while I know more LDS Republicans, the stereotype is just that.
whether or not the like minded Mormon influence also means that a hypothetically elected Romney would lead the nation as a Mormon or as a secular leader who happens to be Mormon
There is only one way I can explain why seemingly intelligent and discerning people can't seem to get past this nonsense: ignorance. People are afraid of what they don't understand.
Getting back to your question, though, I've already posted my thoughts on this in another thread. To sum them up, the evidence surrounding the LDS Church and Mitt Romney does not point to any tendency of interference in his ability to be both a Mormon and an effective, secular President.
Oh, and by the way, another item you're not taking into account is that only 14% of Mormons live in Utah.
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RE: Bidirectional Concerns of Influence
... and not the overwhelming support for Obama among those that share his skin color ...
Considering that blacks have a propensity for voting democrat already, there is very little evidence to show their trend is unusual. Had Obama been a Republican and received an overwhelming vote from the south, that would have been statistically significant.
Are you taking into account all of the votes for Obama, Clinton and Edwards were not for a Mormon?
Generally speaking, conservative religious affiliations will not vote democrat. As such, the alignment to party makes perfect sense. It's equally plausible the "other" 48% of the votes came from non-Mormons. If you total all those votes [406376] then Romney received 62% of Utah's vote which is coincidentally a match for the Mormon population. So it still stands to reason the votes he received are purely based on religion.
Which leads back to the original question - "whether or not the like minded Mormon influence also means that a hypothetically elected Romney would lead the nation as a Mormon or as a secular leader who happens to be Mormon."
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