The Amish guys behind Trump at Penn rally ?

[Funtatlaguy]

I don’t know if they were real or fake Amish.
But, they made me laugh.
Felt like a scene out of a Borat movie.

I wish I knew how to put up a screen shot here.
If anybody does know how, please do.

[Blue Owl]

1. He's got the shy Amish demographic

n/t

[ARPad95]

17. They must be his "hidden" supporters.

[sfstaxprep]

2. There Were 3 Nuns Behind Him At Another Rally Last Week

There was video of it.

[Funtatlaguy]

6. Do you have a screen shot. I somehow missed that.

[lunasun]

11. nuns were in a conservative catholic sect that may help you find it

this is first i heard of amish at rallies

[sfstaxprep]

23. It Was Saturday, They Just Showed It On MSNBC

I saw videos posted on DU on Saturday, no screen shots, sorry.

[Funtatlaguy]

24. Oh. Ok, thanks.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. "Nones", as in Usay, Ouday, and Princess SparklePony?

[kimbutgar]

3. I was angry when I saw those Amish boys

Aren’t they usually apolitical?

[Wounded Bear]

4. Probably bought them a free horse and buggy...

[Funtatlaguy]

15. Harrison Ford....hahaha.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. My guess is that they are fake.

Amish by tradition don't let themselves be photographed. And being behind Trump at a rally, it would be assumed it is being recorded.

[Norbert]

13. It IS nearly Halloween

[milestogo]

7. Those pussy grabbing Amish.

[Doreen]

8. I think they are just fake token Amish.

Donny is grasping at straws that aren't even there.

[IcyPeas]

9. they laughed at trump's cow jokes

[tavernier]

14. No

They laughed at the card that prompted them to laugh.

[ARPad95]

10. The Amish & Mennonites in these parts are apolitical non-voters. I call BS on those tRumper

groupies being bona fide Amish.

[sunonmars]

12. They would never be allowed to participate in that crap.

[bullwinkle428]

16. Amish voter turnout is only around 10% (if you actually believe them!)

Only a small number of Amish cast ballots in presidential elections, likely less than 10%. Amish may be more likely to get involved when voting involves issues which directly affect them, such as zoning. Amish generally do not vote for a few reasons.

Why don’t most Amish participate in political elections?

For one, Amish follow a “Two Kingdoms” theology, which holds that there exist both a material and a spiritual kingdom. While respecting worldly governments, Amish feel that Christians should adhere to the laws of the spiritual kingdom above all.

Though Amish are highly law-abiding, they view the material kingdom as worldly and traditionally limit interaction within it. Amish believe in non-resistance, and may be hesitant to take part in electing a politician who may use force as an agent of the state. Amish do not hold political office themselves, for similar reasons.

https://amishamerica.com/do-amish-vote/

[bamagal62]

18. I thought most Amish don't

want you taking their photo. My guess is they were not Amish at all.

[Niagara]

21. They could have left the Amish ordnung at 16 years old.

[lunasun]

19. link has pics of them in line but link said most do not vote

The Amish who do vote are typically Republican. Ninety percent of the registered voters among the Amish are registered Republicans. Only one percent register as Democrats.

That’s not surprising to Nolt. “I think a significant factor is local political context,” he said. “If, for example, you are interested in politics, and embedded in rural Lancaster County, connected to politically minded neighbors and coworkers, your political sentiments are probably going to be Republican. It would be surprising if that wasn’t the case.”

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/10/26/trump-faces-uphill-effort-courting-amish-vote-pennsylvania-lancaster/6044235002/

There is an Amish PAC
One organization trying to make that sale is Amish PAC, believing that in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, every vote, even the few that could be harvested from the Amish community, counts.

Amish PAC is not run by the Amish, rather it is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 2016 by two men, Ben Walters and Ben King. King, president of a construction company in Lancaster County, is a former member of the Amish community and serves as outreach director for the PAC. King has said in previous interviews with other media outlets that for the Amish he spoke with in 2016, “the primary thing that brought out the Amish vote was the Supreme Court.” Walters has said that Hillary Clinton “was a blessing” for the PAC. (Emails and phone messages left for Walters and King were not returned.)
Another person working on drumming up political interest among the Amish is Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump.

[Niagara]

20. I wasn't watching so I'm not sure what you're referring to.

Generally the Amish are non-political and they have nothing to do with the English ways.



However, when Amish reach the age of 16 they usually go through Rumshpringa. This is the time that they have some freedom and get to choose if they want to continue with the Amish and the Amish ordnung. If they choose to leave, the English usually refer to them as "jerked over", meaning they jumped the fence to live like the English. So, I guess it's possible that 18+ looking Amish guys are rooting and voting for it.

[madinmaryland]

25. It's the Amish Mafia making sure their "constituents" vote for tRump..

Lebanon Levi.

[muntrv]

26. Good, I am not the only one who noticed the Amish guys behind Trump.

[Totally Tunsie]

27. Here they are:

Link to tweet

They might be OK without the cows, but they'd sure miss their horses if/when it comes to that!

Those buggies don't pull themselves.

[crickets]

28. I hope they're fake Amish. It would be devastating for them to take COVID home with them. nt