Gallup: Americans Say They Will Vote for a Black or Woman -- But a Mormon? A 72-Year-Old?

[CatWoman]

NEW YORK A new Gallup survey confirms that Americans claim they will be willing to vote for a woman (read: Hillary Clinton) or a black (read: Barack Obama) for president next year. But they still raise questions about voting for a well-qualified Mormon (Mitt Romney) or 72-year-old (John McCain) or someone who has been divorced twice (Rudy Giuliani).

Surprisingly, nearly as many say they would vote for a homosexual (55%) as say they would vote for a 72-year-old (57%).

"While Americans overwhelmingly say they would vote for a black, woman, Catholic, or Hispanic president, they are less likely to say they would support a Mormon candidate, one who is 72 years old, or one who has been married three times," Gallup reported.

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[sampsonblk]

1. Wait till his religion hits S. C.

If Romney is even a small factor in the GOP race, he is going to come undone in South Carolina, when his religion runs up against the first mob of fundie wackos. I guarantee it.

[Hippo_Tron]

9. While they're at it, they can remind everyone that John McCain adopted a black child

And about Rudy's affairs. I think that Sam Brownback's chances in South Carolina are looking pretty good.

[senseandsensibility]

2. No problem about the mormon thing

Romney can just convert. Another in his line of flip flops.

[BuyingThyme]

3. What does this paragraph mean?

And how'd it get in there?

Most censored: atheists.

[CatWoman]

5. you got me

:shrug:

on second thought, I need to take that out.

Must be a typo in the story.

[BuyingThyme]

6. After I posted, I figured it out. They're extrapolating that

atheists are the first to be condemned (according to the poll).

I'm not so sure that's what the poll says, but maybe.

[TahitiNut]

8. It's apparently meant to be a subtitle ...

... indicating that FEWER people (45%) would be willing to vote for an 'atheist' than any of the other attributions, including a homosexual (55%).

I suppose a Pollyanna could call that 'progress' - but I wouldn't. :shrug:

[mix]

4. rightwingfreakshow

guiliani, mccain, romney

losers one and all

[DefenseLawyer]

7. These polls are meaningless

Guess what? Unless one is a klansman, he is unlikely to answer affirmatively to the equivalent of "Are you a bigot?" in a poll.