Southern Whites troubled by Romneys wealth and religion

[opebo]

They interview a woman who says she believes Obama is a Muslim, but will vote for him nonetheless!

[Franzl]

My God...just reading their comments, regardless who they're for.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

So they're troubled by his religion...


...but they're voting for someone whom they think is of an even more 'foreign and scary' religion.

[opebo]

My God...just reading their comments, regardless who they're for.

A real eye-opener, eh?  This is America!

[Middle-aged Europe]

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And Dianna McCullough is "probably" a moron.

[Franzl]

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And Dianna McCullough is "probably" a moron.

I think morons make up the vast majority of that town.

[opebo]

And Dianna McCullough is "probably" a moron.

I think morons make up the vast majority of that town.
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Not just that town, Franzl, not just that town.

[minionofmidas]

So they're troubled by his religion...


...but they're voting for someone whom they think is of an even more 'foreign and scary' religion.

Mormonism is more foreign and scary to Fundamentalist Christians than Islam ought to be. (Grammar Nazism alert. And Islam is more foreign and scary than Mormonism ought to be.)

[morgieb]

lol.

Well, at least it feels like they're voting with their wallets rather than their bible....

[opebo]

lol.

Well, at least it feels like they're voting with their wallets rather than their bible....

Yes!  This, despite the horror of peering into their 'thought processes', is still a hugely positive story.

[Sbane]

The amount of ignorance and bigotry in that article is stunning.

[Earthling]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/09/11/poll-southern-whites-don-t-like-mitt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Fpolitics+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Politics%29

It's not just this woman.

[Landslide Lyndon]

The amount of ignorance and bigotry in that article is stunning.

[memphis]

This is what democracy looks like. How is this surprising to you people?

[minionofmidas]

This is what democracy looks like. How is this surprising to you people?

The amount of ignorance and bigotry in this thread rivals that in the article.

[pbrower2a]

It's worth remembering that Bill Clinton twice won five states (Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, and West Virginia) that Barack Obama lost badly (by margins of 13% or greater); in fact he lost all of those states by larger margins than he lost Texas. Democrats used to win those five states in their wins. Add to that Missouri which was really close and has a large region much like northern Arkansas, eastern Kentucky or Tennessee, or most of West Virginia in cultural or political heritage.

I have yet to see any statistically-significant post-Convention bounce in such swing states as Ohio and North Carolina. But if there is one, could it be concentrated in places that Barack Obama lost badly in 2008?

I'm not saying that an gain by President Obama among the demographic of Clinton-but-not-Obama voters would be enough  to achieve anything except to consolidate Ohio as a win, swing Missouri, or barely hold Indiana before he has a chance to pick up any electoral votes in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, or West Virginia.   


 

[Yank2133]

lol.

Well, at least it feels like they're voting with their wallets rather than their bible....

Yeah, it is progress.

[Zioneer]

So they're troubled by his religion...


...but they're voting for someone whom they think is of an even more 'foreign and scary' religion.

Mormonism is more foreign and scary to Fundamentalist Christians than Islam ought to be. (Grammar Nazism alert. And Islam is more foreign and scary than Mormonism ought to be.)

And Fundamentalist Christians are more scary and vicious towards Mormonism than Islam ought to be. Some of those fundie predecessors are the reason we fled to Utah.

[Sasquatch]

I've actually heard some of the anti-Mormonism down here. I'm not surprised that those people would support a "Muslim" over a Mormon. It's like they would rather support a "known enemy."

[Lief 🗽]

They interview a woman who says she believes Obama is a Muslim, but will vote for him nonetheless!

Reminds me of a great, though perhaps apocryphal, story from 2008:

A volunteer for the Obama campaign is going to door to door in some stereotypically white working class area. He walks up to a house, rings the door bell, and an old white woman opens the door. The volunteer aks her who she and her husband are voting for. The old white woman yells back to the living, where her old white husband is watching TV, "Who are we voting for, dear?" And he replies, "The n!"  The wife nods solemnly in agreement and requests a yard sign.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

This is what democracy looks like. How is this surprising to you people?

The amount of ignorance and bigotry in this thread rivals that in the article.

Now you know why opebo calls this the Bad Place.

[memphis]

Just for the lulz I went to the biggest Baptist megachurch one Easter. The pastor made remarks that weren't particularly flattering toward Mormonism. Still, that crowd sure as heck isn't voting for Obama. The issue is more about turnout than defection. And it's not like Tennessee is going to be competitive anyway. Could be an issue in NC, VA, and FL though.

[opebo]

The issue is more about turnout than defection. And it's not like Tennessee is going to be competitive anyway. Could be an issue in NC, VA, and FL though.

Precisely.  Obama needs VA, and if he wins either NC or FL the election's in the bag.  The participation or lack thereof of these poor chuckleheads is potentially quite important.

[King]

Are we 100% sure that the Yahoo newsbot didn't pick up an Onion article and attribute it to Reuters by mistake?

[Gass3268]

They interview a woman who says she believes Obama is a Muslim, but will vote for him nonetheless!

Reminds me of a great, though perhaps apocryphal, story from 2008:

A volunteer for the Obama campaign is going to door to door in some stereotypically white working class area. He walks up to a house, rings the door bell, and an old white woman opens the door. The volunteer aks her who she and her husband are voting for. The old white woman yells back to the living, where her old white husband is watching TV, "Who are we voting for, dear?" And he replies, "The n!"  The wife nods solemnly in agreement and requests a yard sign.

This reminds me of one of my relatives