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43. Most are going to the polls and voting against the president.

Some are not voting against their core beliefs, but the number is far lower than I originally expected.

The Sanatorium supporters in the primary are now backing Romney by a large majority. Of course that's just the ones I know. However, there's polling and real evidence showing Romney has more Evangelical support than McCain did in 2004.

A recent Pew Research poll showed that 74 percent of white evangelicals support Romney, a percentage point higher than Sen. John McCain when he was the Republican nominee.

From the same article:

The Romney-Ryan ticket is the first Republican presidential campaign in history without a Protestant candidate, but this hasn't deterred evangelicals from launching massive get-out-the-vote and registration efforts to help Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan win the White House.

Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, who has been involved in pushing evangelicals to the polls since 1988, has launched what he described as the "largest voter registration, voter mobilization and get-out-the-vote effort ever targeted at evangelical voters," specifically those who would be new additions to the voter rolls.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/10/17/romney-evangelicals-vote/1637081/

Then there's this:

Influential pastor Billy Graham is signaling to evangelical Christians that they shouldn't hesitate to vote for Mitt Romney because of his Mormon religion, further cementing Romney's strong standing with the key Republican voting bloc.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association this week removed Mormonism from its list of religious cults, the Charlotte Observer reports. Mormons consider themselves Christians, though not all of their beliefs align with mainstream Christian doctrine.

The association dropped the label after Romney visited Graham and his son Franklin Graham, who now runs the organization, last week. In his six decades of ministry, Billy Graham has served as a spiritual adviser to several presidents, though he's never formally endorsed a presidential candidate.

Ken Barun, chief of staff for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, told the Observer in a statement, "We removed the (cult) information from the website because we do not wish to participate in a theological debate about something that has become politicized during this campaign."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57535071/billy-grahams-organization-removes-mormonism-from-its-list-of-cults/

And this:

Billy Graham buys election ads after Romney meeting

By Eric Marrapodi CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor

Washington (CNN) - The most famous and revered pastor in America, Billy Graham, is calling on voters to cast a ballot for their faith in full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other newspapers.

Graham's picture appears prominently in the ads, next to copy that reads, "As I approach my 94th birthday, I realize this election could be my last."

It continues, "I believe it is vitally important that we cast our ballots for candidates who base their decisions on biblical principles and support the nation of Israel. I urge you to vote for those who protect the sanctity of life and support the biblical definition of marriage between a man and a woman. Vote for biblical values this November 6, and pray with me that America will remain one nation under God."

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/billy-graham-buys-election-ads-after-romney-meeting/

And this:

TX church says 'vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim!'

LEAKEY, TX -

A small-town Texas church is causing a big-time controversy by putting up a sign that says: "Vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim! The capitalist, not the communist!"

"I can see why there's some controversy because some people think that the separation of church and state, maybe they shouldn't get involved in it," said a Leakey resident. "But I don't see no problem with them trying to send a message and wake some people up."

While many of these Evangelicals were told Mormons weren't Christians 'like them' in the past, which technically would be true due to the beliefs of Evangelicals. For many they don't really know why they weren't. It wasn't important to them in the grand scheme of their eternal salvation. The pastor said it, they knew they weren't supposed to believe what the Mormon missionaries said when they came to their door, so that's all that mattered. Now they're being told to support Romney rather than the president, since he's fundamentally Christian like them. Except he's not. Not according to several of the core tenets of their brand of religion. Yet these church leaders are over looking that to support Romney. Simply because he's not Obama.

There are quite a few Evangelicals out there who would not vote for Romney if they knew the depth of the differences between their two brands of religion. Which sadly, they don't.