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RZM

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14. So what?

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 12:35 AM

Dec 2011

Identity matters a lot in politics. Often it's tough to tell because certain demos often coincide with political/party affiliation. It's something of a chicken and egg scenario.

Did lots of Catholics vote for JFK because he was Catholic? Of course they did. But many Catholics were also Democrats to begin with.

What about Cubans voting for Rubio? Plenty probably did because he's Cuban, but also because Florida Cubans trend Republican as well.

It's tough to make the case that African-Americans voted for Obama in the general because of his race, since the percentage wasn't all that different from 2004 and the black vote is usually overhwelmingly Democratic. But what about the primaries? Obama carried the black vote by a huge margin against Hillary. Does that mean race should have been an issue?

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Alan Grayson: Romney's Religion [View all] cal04 Dec 2011 OP

Sorry Alan... LadyHawkAZ Dec 2011 #1

Yeah, ORDINARILY I'd agree with Alan about religion not being an issue, BUT.... arbusto_baboso Dec 2011 #2

Excellent point. snagglepuss Dec 2011 #11

So what? RZM Dec 2011 #14

Gee Broderick Dec 2011 #3

You left out the paragraph right before the stuff you posted, the part that said ... Tx4obama Dec 2011 #12

Seems kind of misplaced. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #4

He's wrong on multiple counts. A person's faith or lack thereof is a big part of who they are maximusveritas Dec 2011 #5

I think it's important to avoid politicians who will demand that others follow the rules of their LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #7

Appearance of personal conflict between religion and governing DQ's a candidate for me. ... Scuba Dec 2011 #6

I got the sense Grayson is saying it SHOULDN'T be a factor, but most of you gateley Dec 2011 #8

grayson is just saying that romney being a mormon shouldn't be a factor newspeak Dec 2011 #9

Yeah - I was thinking of that when you mentioned that every Morman in the country gateley Dec 2011 #13

There is so much repugnant about Romney that his religion need not even be an issue The Genealogist Dec 2011 #10

Religion can't be used as a test by government, but it sure as hell can be used by the PEOPLE Hugabear Dec 2011 #15

Agree with Grayson here RZM Dec 2011 #16

Mormonism was officially racist until 1978 _ed_ Dec 2011 #17