The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

Alex · 08-04-2008, 03:38 PM

To say that many people didn't vote for Romney because he is Mormon is not to say that everybody who didn't vote for him did so for that reason.

But it also isn't the case that because a lot of people had other reasons for not voting for him that it wasn't a significant issue for a different lot of people.

I know people for whom it was an issue. And I do think the nature of a candidates religious faith is a perfectly acceptable issue. After all, a large part of the reason I wouldn't vote for Huckabee is the nature of his religious faith. Now, the problem isn't so much the specifics of his belief (I don't care if he is a Trinitarian or if Romney thinks Jesus visit up-state New York on his way back to heaven) but rather I think the nature of his belief doesn't allow him to see why I shouldn't be required to fall in line with it.

08-04-2008, 03:38 PM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	To say that many people didn't vote for Romney because he is Mormon is not to say that everybody who didn't vote for him did so for that reason. But it also isn't the case that because a lot of people had other reasons for not voting for him that it wasn't a significant issue for a different lot of people. I know people for whom it was an issue. And I do think the nature of a candidates religious faith is a perfectly acceptable issue. After all, a large part of the reason I wouldn't vote for Huckabee is the nature of his religious faith. Now, the problem isn't so much the specifics of his belief (I don't care if he is a Trinitarian or if Romney thinks Jesus visit up-state New York on his way back to heaven) but rather I think the nature of his belief doesn't allow him to see why I shouldn't be required to fall in line with it.
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