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Politics talk at church

For the first time, heard politics at church a few times.

It was all in reference to "disappointment" in the election. And moving on with life.

I would say that the non-partisanship help up very well in the church in my neck of the woods, all things considered.

My speculation is that the loss will cause fewer LDS to participate at the volunteer level in politics.

Fewer Mormons voted for Romney last week than for Bush eight years ago.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...than-Bush.html

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"Some 80 percent of Mormons voted for Bush, while 78 percent voted for Romney, who is Mormon," U.S. News reported. "That's not to say Mormons weren't in Romney's corner this election. Pew points out that 78 percent means nearly 8 in 10 Mormons voted for Romney, while only 2 in 10 voted for Obama."

According to Pew, exit polling data for Mormons was not available in 2000 and 2008.

"It appears that Bush simply received more of the religious vote overall, garnering more of the Catholic and Protestant vote than Romney as well," the U.S. News report said. "Romney, however, received more of the Jewish vote than Bush or any recent GOP candidate, with 30 percent of Jewish voters casting ballots for Romney. Sixty-nine percent voted for Obama, a nine percentage point drop from 2008."

Religiously unaffiliated voters were firmly in Obama's corner in 2012, Pew said, coming in at 70 percent. More than six in ten voters who say they never attend religious services voted for Obama, while those who said they attended religious services a few times a month or year went for Obama over Romney by a 55 percent to 43 percent margin.

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Originally Posted by ute4ever (Post 317062)

Fewer Mormons voted for Romney last week than for Bush eight years ago.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...than-Bush.html

One of the problems with Romney, for Mormons and non-Mormons alike, was that you never really knew what he thought.

I'm inscrutable too. That's why no one likes me.

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 317075)

I'm inscrutable too. That's why no one likes me.

Politics is probably not a good fit if no one likes you.

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Originally Posted by RedHeadGal (Post 317080)

Politics is probably not a good fit if no one likes you.

Running a forum, too.

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Originally Posted by RedHeadGal (Post 317069)

One of the problems with Romney, for Mormons and non-Mormons alike, was that you never really knew what he thought.

Do we really know what anybody thinks? Come on, you're not naive. I know politicians and I doubt even their spouses have no clue what they think.