[chickadee]

I think the Mormon thing (whatever that was) mattered to many in the long run. Catholics wavering because of the Obamacare mandate decided they couldn’t vote for a ‘cultist’. And, well, evangelicals are buying into the whole social justice thing. Just a hunch.

[frogjerk]

I think the Mormon thing (whatever that was) mattered to many in the long run.

Quite possible

Catholics wavering because of the Obamacare mandate decided they couldn’t vote for a ‘cultist’.

This makes no sense

And, well, evangelicals are buying into the whole social justice thing. Just a hunch.

Possibly, but more likely they couldn't vote for a 'cultist' and they were just very liberal protestants (Episcopalians, wymen priests, black 'christians', etc...) came out for Ibama.

[John 3_19-21]

The 47% comment comming from Romney’s own mouth amplified the lefts label of Romney as the rich out of touch white guy 100 fold.

[Colofornian]

I think the Mormon thing (whatever that was) mattered to many in the long run. Catholics wavering because of the Obamacare mandate decided they couldn’t vote for a ‘cultist’. And, well, evangelicals are buying into the whole social justice thing. Just a hunch.

For what it's worth, CNN exit polls show that the ONLY religious group to vote for Romney were Evangelicals -- by a margin of 78-21%.

In sharp contrast, you'll find that wasn't the case among...

...religious mainliners (libs)
...Catholics (50-48% Obama)
...Jewish (69-30% Obama)
...And, of course, black Protestants

Now it is true that there was little "turn-out-the-vote" pushes among many Evangelical segments (there were some).

But what do you expect? Evangelicals weren't consulted in who the GoP-E was going to push; Evangelicals weren't given a presence @ the National Convention; the "outreach" effort to Billy Graham came only very desperately quite late.

And what do you expect on that, anyway, given that Mitt Romney's official Mormon teaching is that Evangelicals, other Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox, as well as Jews are all "apostates" of their faith...???

Romney's official "first vision" in his sacred book references Christian sects and their creeds -- all 100% of them -- as an "abomination" before the Mormon god...and that 100% of Christian professing believers are "corrupt."

So, what kind of "strategy" is it to behind the scenes, pump $millions into a church that openly attacks Christians & Christianity, but smile thru your teeth in face-to-face encounters???

Sorry. Not a very inspirational choice.

I voted for Virgil Goode...but I don't think there were very many states whose third party candidates collectively garnered more than 2% of the vote. Florida may have been the only state where third-party voting may have made a difference.