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« on: May 02, 2012, 09:19:55 PM »
How will black Mormons vote?

Please discuss.
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2012, 09:24:20 PM »
"Black Mormons"? What on earth are you talking about?
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2012, 09:27:10 PM »
six will vote for Romney. The other five will vote for Obama.
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 09:28:30 PM »
You'd have to ask him personally.
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2012, 10:01:31 PM »
lol
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2012, 10:03:11 PM »
« Edited: May 02, 2012, 10:05:47 PM by Severe Simfan34 »
Yes, black Mormon:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnPI3Yo2b0

Being black does not imply a certain mindset- being Mormon, and most probably a convert, almost certainly does.

I'm going to say more Romney than the Mormon population as a whole.
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2012, 10:27:16 PM »
Besides Gladys Knight (who said that she won't vote Romney even though she's Mormon), probably mostly the same as white Mormons. A few might go for Obama though.

There's just not that many black Mormons; however they vote won't make a difference.

Now, Hispanic Mormons are a different issue, especially since the LDS Church itself has been a lot more moderate on immigration stances than the GOP has. The Latino Mormon population has been growing faster than any other ethnic group in the LDS Church.
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2012, 10:47:39 PM »
Reminds me of Mia Love - the black, Morman, female Republican running against Matheson out in Utah. I imagine she's voting for Romney.
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2012, 10:51:38 PM »
The one (1) black Mormon person I know is wholeheartedly voting for Obama.
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2012, 11:15:58 PM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on May 02, 2012, 10:51:38 PM
The one (1) black Mormon person I know is wholeheartedly voting for Obama.

You actually know one personally? Wow. I thought they only existed in commercials.
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2012, 11:23:28 PM »
Quote from: PioneerProgress on May 02, 2012, 10:27:16 PM
Now, Hispanic Mormons are a different issue, especially since the LDS Church itself has been a lot more moderate on immigration stances than the GOP has. The Latino Mormon population has been growing faster than any other ethnic group in the LDS Church.

I think they're all Romney for those guys.

Black Mormons would be a swing group.
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« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2012, 11:44:13 PM »
My great-grandfather was a Mormon, I never met him, as he died in 1977, but he was hardcore Democrat. I presume most Black Mormons are Democrats, Blacks don't generally conflate religion with how they vote.
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« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2012, 11:48:12 PM »
Black Mormons are generally Larouchites, so I doubt either Romney or Obama will get many of their votes.
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« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2012, 02:24:12 AM »
« Edited: May 03, 2012, 02:28:16 AM by Joe Republic »
Quote from: Eraserhead on May 02, 2012, 11:15:58 PM
Quote from: Joe Republic on May 02, 2012, 10:51:38 PM
The one (1) black Mormon person I know is wholeheartedly voting for Obama.

You actually know one personally? Wow. I thought they only existed in commercials.

Yeah, I remember she mentioned it in passing, and I was like, "wait, you're Mormon?  You?  Mormon?!"  I couldn't really grasp it for a while.  She's kind of an L.A. hipster though, and yet she claims to still be practising.  She even went to BYU and everything.
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« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2012, 02:27:08 AM »
Socially conservative but economically populist.
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« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2012, 05:34:43 AM »
Quote from: Kyro sayz on May 03, 2012, 02:27:08 AM
Socially conservative but economically populist.

Ah, so they're the same as most blacks? Tongue

I guess they'll be voting for Obama!
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« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2012, 05:38:54 AM »
Quote from: Eraserhead on May 03, 2012, 05:34:43 AM
Quote from: Kyro sayz on May 03, 2012, 02:27:08 AM
Socially conservative but economically populist.

Ah, so they're the same as most blacks? Tongue

I guess they'll be voting for Obama!
No, the average black is socially moderate and economically leftist.
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« Reply #17 on: May 03, 2012, 05:51:06 AM »
Quote from: Kyro sayz on May 03, 2012, 05:38:54 AM
Quote from: Eraserhead on May 03, 2012, 05:34:43 AM
Quote from: Kyro sayz on May 03, 2012, 02:27:08 AM
Socially conservative but economically populist.

Ah, so they're the same as most blacks? Tongue

I guess they'll be voting for Obama!
No, the average black is socially moderate and economically leftist.

That's debatable but I wasn't really being serious anyway.
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« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2012, 06:09:46 AM »
It's not like the President will win 100% of the black vote.  He got around 95% in 2008 right?  So the other 5% has to come from somewhere. 
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« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2012, 06:39:38 AM »
What will Romney's % of the vote be among Mormon Democrats and black Republicans?
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« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2012, 06:47:03 AM »
I've heard of one Black mormon



Oh wait, he's not U.S. citizen... sorry Mitt.
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« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2012, 08:39:33 AM »
They exist now?
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« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2012, 09:44:48 AM »
One of my trainers was black and adopted as a baby by Mormon parents who raised him that way in Utah.  He bagged it all when he hit 18, but has no real resentment against Mormons. He just wasn't a resentful kind of guy; more of a sweetheart really. We didn't talk politics. He was a great guy, and at my urgings, because he was bright, went back to finish college at Berkeley.  We still keep in touch, and I gave him my old man's advice from time to time. He is the one who turned me on to my magic morning protein drink, that helped shed the pounds.

I enjoy my interactions with young people. We help each other out. Smiley
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« Reply #23 on: May 03, 2012, 11:13:07 AM »
Quote from: Allez Hollande on May 03, 2012, 06:47:03 AM
I've heard of one Black mormon



Oh wait, he's not U.S. citizen... sorry Mitt.

Sadly, he can't run for President of any country now.  Sad  Coups will do that.
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« Reply #24 on: May 03, 2012, 11:16:16 AM »
Quote from: The Mikado on May 03, 2012, 11:13:07 AM
Quote from: Allez Hollande on May 03, 2012, 06:47:03 AM
I've heard of one Black mormon



Oh wait, he's not U.S. citizen... sorry Mitt.

Sadly, he can't run for President of any country now.  Sad  Coups will do that.

Yes Sad He was still closer to become President of Mali than Mitt is to become U.S. President
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