What you have on FreeRepublic is a bunch of egomaniacs who believe they’re doing the Lord’s work by being anti-Romney and anti-Morman. Look at the postings, extreme liberal? Oh, please.
You are correct in your care about this nation. We must get Obama out of the Executive; all the Democrats for that matter. But you can’t fight the human ego that’s attached to the religious bigotry on this forum. I have challenged some to prove that their own religions are provable; I receive nothing in return, save cheap responses, liberal type misdirection and stonewalling.
People will vote for Obama because he’s black, but they’ll give other reasons. People won’t vote for Romney just because he’s LDS, but they’ll give other reasons.
You are engaged in magic thinking.
Yup, a lot of those type of people found a home here. I think because Romney was not the candidate most conservatives wanted, the anti-Mormon haters were given a lot of leeway. Their anti-LDS vitriol has spread all over the site now though, instead of just being confined to the religious forums. I really think it's driven a lot of mainstream conservatives away.
Fortunately, 90%+ of conservatives don't have these fringe anti-Mormon, anti-Romney positions. Most are going to vote for Mitt even though he is not their preferred candidate. The stakes are too high. Hussein must be defeated. The overwhelming majority of conservative voters understand this. The fringe Mormon bashers will make no political difference, though I do think they are hurting this website.