Comments on: How well does the Bloggernacle represent Mormonism Politically?

By: Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:02:14 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:00:37 +0000

I’m a registered Republican who votes for every Libertarian she can (and can stomach,) and actually only voted for Republicans in 2 out of the (I think) 8 or 9 races they were running in during the last election. And I was very unhappy to only have the choices I did have (incumbent I can’t stand versus challenger I can’t stand, from two state parties I can’t stand.) The only Republican currently representing me that I like is my Congressman, and his views are closer to the Libertarian and Constitution parties than Republican or Democrat.

On the other hand, after my visit to Utah, I might not vote for anyone who runs for anything in SLC. Especially not the guy who thinks he’s Lance Armstrong — and what is up with never putting party ID on those ads, anyway?

By: Adam Greenwood

Adam Greenwood — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:46:38 +0000

We probably ought to expand our definition of mainstream Mormonism beyond the U.S. In Latin America and Europe, many members vote for parties on the Left, including communists.

The bloggernacle is, sadly, largely an American phenom.

By: lief

lief — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:42:40 +0000

Talk about an identity crisis. My voter registration still says republican, but I have voted a straight democratic ticket for the last two national elections.

Perhaps to internationalize the poll, the choices should simply be left, center-left, center-right, right.

By: Matt W.

Matt W. — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:02:27 +0000

Ok, a couple things.

1. I did put an other option Ronan. Since I don’t have any stats on the general voting habits or right/left stance of any LDS people outside the US, why don’t you get your EMSA buddies to whip something up, so I can have something to go againsts.

Also, I should not that it’s a pretty mixed bag as far as my stat aboe goes for what percent of mainstream mormonism is republican. The EOM had it at 69%. The 88% number above turned out to be bogus, and I am going to change it. So, while I can’t say that the Bloggernacle is politically exactly like mainstream mormonism in the Utah Mormon vein, it is only off by 10%…

Maybe I should have posted a comment on whether they liked GWB or not.

By: V the K

V the K — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:43:21 +0000

I am thoroughly disgusted with both parties. The Democrats disgust me because of what they stand for. The Republicans disgust me for failing to stand for what they claim to stand for.

By: Mark IV

Mark IV — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:45:40 +0000

Clark, I’m inclined to agree with you about the benefits of Clinton winning the election. Remember, less than a year ago (October, 2006) in an interview with the NY Post, she re-affirmed her vote for supporting the Iraq war, her support for extraordinary rendition, her support for “extreme interrogation techniques”, the whole schmeer. So I don’t think the situation in Iraq would look any different now if she had been elected instead of Bush. If she becomes president, a large part of the electorate will be forced to realize that there is more to policy-making than standing on the sidelines yelling “stupid!” and “evil!”.

By: jessawhy

jessawhy — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:32:11 +0000

Interesting idea, party affiliation.
I worked on it a little when I studied Poli Sci at BYU. One of my professors wrote a book about the myth of the independent voter.
So, the guy who said

What if youâ€™re neither democrat or republican, but a person who actually looks at individual candidates and trys to pick the best one?

is what a lot of people think they are (including my husband), independent. The way I understand the myth is that people who claim to be independent, will usually “lean” to one party or another. Then when tracking their voting records, the “leaners” are more likely than “weak” partisans to vote for their party of choice.
It’s an interesting theory, though I don’t know if there’s been more research done lately. I am obviously not an expert, but I think about the myth of the independent voter every time I read about people who claim to be aloof from our party system.

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:15:30 +0000

It's funny Seth. With "neo-con" becoming a pejorative even for Republicans as I researched it I found a lot I liked. Unfortunately the worse heritage of Bush is that neo-con as a movement is dead. No one will ever really take it seriously again. This is largely because Bush was a convert to a few of the ideas and implemented them so poorly. Not to derail this into a political thread. But sometimes I feel so upset at the current situation I almost want Clinton to win the election since it seems like, in practice, her foreign policy isn't that different from Bush's stated aims and practices. Yet she'll have the support of Democrats (even the "Net Roots" folks probably). She'll probably be far more competent. This, despite really, really not liking Clinton.

By: Geoff J

Geoff J — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:05:17 +0000

Alright, the poll is back! We’ll keep our eye on it to be sure it doesn’t mess up the site…