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Usually, Mormons vote republican, except for the black sheep democrats. I wonder, given the church’s teachings on refugees, religious freedom, gay marriage and abortion, who will Mormons vote for this year? Especially if Trump and Clinton are the nominees. It seems like this could be the first election in my lifetime where there is a big split among members. I don’t get the sense that members in my ward would vote for Trump, but I can’t imagine they would vote for Hillary. It use to be in politics that you could have a different opinion than someone and that’s all it was, no hard feelings, it’s nothing personal. But now, if you have a different opinion you are either stupid or one of the bad guys. That made voting pretty easy. But this cycle, it doesn’t matter who you vote for, you’ll still be stupid and/or a bad guy.
I hear that some are pressing Mitt Romney as a late entry into the race! 
(Bro. Romney has not shown any interest in this particular circus.)
I keep wondering the same thing for my own family. I know they aren’t democrats, but I get the feeling they aren’t loving the Trumpster, so where does one go? Kind of crazy. I find it interesting to watch, I think it may break the GOP, the crack has been growing but this is a big divide. I am a registered independent and have always voted my conscience. I actually voted for Clinton both times, even though I was a TBM during that time. I take to heart the church’s assertion that we should vote as we see fit. I don’t pray about it or do any other “hokey religion” (nod to Han Solo) things. I believe the idea that the church is Republican is more about members and tradition than anything else and I don’t believe the church itself (whatever the church is) is Republican or Democrat. I don’t think the gospel is Republican or Democrat. I don’t know what Jesus would have been. And, the election is nearly a year away, it’s way too early for me to know who to vote for at this point -but I do see the conundrum those who feel they must vote Republican are up against. From that point of view maybe Trump and Clinton are very good things. There are Trump supporters in my ward. I don’t get it. Even before his bozo statements on Muslims, he was clearly an idiot with no diplomacy whatsoever. At work yesterday, we got talking politics. I found myself surrounded by Trump supporters. They like his ballsy attitude. I was stunned. That “ballsy attitude” has no place in international diplomacy. Just like Ross Perot a few years ago, I really worry about them going from leading a business where most of the folks that work for him are eager to please. Get in a situation where the congress is at odds with the president and I don’t know if these guys can’t just say, “Your Fired!” and move on. The polarization of the politic has made it really hard to make progress within government. I mentioned this in some other thread. Trump’s run for presidency made me draw some parallels between him and JS. I’m not saying that they share the same opinions on any particular subject but I do find both figures to be highly polarizing. I’ll end the comparison there. :angel: I know some Trump supporters. I also know many people that support one side or the other, Democrats that would never vote Republican and Republicans that would never vote Democrat. When lines are drawn like that people will probably always view their party’s candidate as the lesser of two evils.
I don’t think the church is Republican or Democrat but I believe the overwhelming majority of her members in the US are Republican based solely on the stances each party has taken on social issues over the years.
I doubt it comes down to Clinton v. Trump but we’ll see.
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