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Originally Posted by non sequitur
Harry Reid does not share the political agenda of the Conservative Christian movement. When people think of Mormons and their politics, Harry Reid does not normally come to mind. If Harry Ried's politics were typical of most mormon's, then that 35% figure would likely be much smaller.
My point is that it is not necessarily religious bigotry that drives the 35% of Americans to say they would not vote for a mormon. If anything it is political bigotry.
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Maybe I'm not getting your point, but I don't think you're correct. If 35% wouldn't support a Mormon candidate because they perceive Mormons are conservative, then that would mean the vast majority of opposition to a Mormon candidate comes from the left. I'm pretty sure a sizable portion of opposition comes from politically conservative evangelical Christians. These folks are politically similar to the majority of Mormons, so their opposition has to be based on something else.