How did the Amish vote go?

[galaxy21]

Just wondering.

I actually think Obama could win them over in the GE, since they are staunchly anti war (despite being conservative)

[DJ13]

1. Standing up

:rofl:

[galaxy21]

2. I'm not even sure how one could win over the Amish

Just promise to leave them alone and let them got on with their way of life?

[Renew Deal]

13. Are they the ones that voted for Ron Paul?

:shrug:

[zanne]

3. The Amish don't vote, do they? nt

[Bucky]

4. Good question. Could all Amish DUers online here give this thread a shout out?

Even one of you sounding off here would be useful.

Hello? Anybody out there?


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[PBS Poll-435]

7. :-) No DSL/Cable lines out there....

and DU is SLOW using AmishOnLine


:argh:

[SoonerPride]

8. Nah, they're too busy looking at Amish Porn!

[mahina]

18. Ha!

:rofl:

[Andy823]

5. Do they even vote?

There are some religious groups that don't vote, Jehovah's Witnesses for sure, and I thought that the Amish also did not vote, could be wrong.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Some vote, but not many - they generally disassociate from the political process due to war -

that is, by voting, they then become involved in a system that exercises violence against others, which goes against their pacifist leanings.

However, some do vote, and they tend to go Republican when they do. As someone said below, they're anti-abortion stance is greater than their anti-war stance.

[Jamastiene]

6. It didn't.

They don't vote. Pride is a sin.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061105060002AADAcG4

[MonkeyFunk]

20. No

some do vote. The parties court them in PA.

[Ian David]

9. I don't know about that...

[newmajority]

10. Obama won Lancaster county, from the results posted here last night.

And that's where the Amish are.



Here's the real question though.... are the Amish allowed to vote on paper ballots, since even touching a Diebold machine would be totally a violation of their religious/cultural principles.

[galaxy21]

12. The Amish are practical....they have a telephone in case of emergency

and if one of them gets hurt I think they go to hospital like everyone else.

[keith the dem]

15. For business only

The phone is in the barn for business purposes, not in the home.

[galaxy21]

16. Yeah, but I think if there's a medical emergency, they will get an ambulance

[MonkeyFunk]

21. No it wouldn't

they're not forbidden from using machines.

[JimGinPA]

11. The Ones That Do Vote Go Mostly Repub Around Here...

They are even more pro-life than they are anti-war.

[goletian]

14. lol, more prolife than antiwar. ass backwards. - nt

[Berry Cool]

19. I heard that they couldn't bring themselves to vote for Obama

because someone did a mass mailing of postcards to them all spreading the rumor that he is an English.