Vote: What's your view on school prayer in Rhode Island school? (Jessica Ahlquist)

[Major Nikon]

55. Many(if not most) of the founding fathers were deists who advocated separation of church and state

They didn't seem to have much trouble getting elected. This act certainly wouldn't affect my vote negatively against her. You must have a lot of faith in the closed mindedness of the American public. You're also pretending to know what public opinion will be 10, 20 or more years from now, which is nothing more than conjecture. It could very well be that the worm will turn and those who find themselves clutching to symbols of their imaginary friends may find themselves wanting in the political arena by that time.

LBJ wasn't very popular when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, either and that's a big reason why he never sought reelection. 100 years before, Lincoln won the popular vote in his reelection by only 10 points even though none of the Confederate states voted.

Doing the right thing quite often makes one unpopular at least at the time. I'd rather have a politician who is right rather than one who is popular. YMMV.