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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe surprise religious group that could decide Trump's fate
PoliticoBefore Trump became the party standard bearer, Mormons had been among the most loyal GOP voters in the country. A 2010 Gallup survey found that Mormons are both the most Republican and the most conservative of any of the major religious groups in the U.S. today. But many Mormons found Trump blasphemous, and the Church itself made thinly veiled statements condemning the candidates rhetoric on immigration and religious freedom.
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Trump dispatched Vice President Mike Pence to Mesa, Ariz. last month for the kickoff of Latter-day Saints for Trump. The presidents campaign is planning more events in the coming weeks with prominent Mormons, including former Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer, Utah Sen. Mike Lee, and McDaniel. The campaign and Republican National Committee have scheduled trips to Arizona for out-of-state Mormons to canvass fellow church members for votes. On Saturday, Trump traveled to Nevada a state that Democrats had been confident was in their column and he will be in Arizona this week.
Bidens campaign has rolled out its own prominent Mormon supporters, led by former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a longtime Trump critic who said he believes Biden will approach the constitutional role [of president] with the reverence and dignity it deserves. The campaign is also prepping LDS volunteers to make calls to Mormon-heavy areas seeking support for Biden.
Some Mormons in Arizona have formed their own political action committee, earnestly named: Arizona Republicans Who Believe In Treating Others With Respect. The most prominent Mormon politician in the country, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), has said he will not vote for Trump, though he has not endorsed Biden.
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The surprise religious group that could decide Trump's fate (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2020
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empedocles
(15,751 posts)1. Mormons are good at volunteer canvassing, grass-roots, . . .
Hekate
(90,565 posts)3. Sending their young men out on missions for 2 years gives them a lot of practice in just that
If the LDS can be peeled away from the GOP it would be quite a loss for the Repubs.
BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)2. Mormons rejected Trump as blasphemous.
Luv the original headline.
Anyway, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
msongs
(67,367 posts)4. if they are anything like mormon mitt romney forget about them nt