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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.Will Evangelicals Really Sit Out the Election?
October 9, 2012 @ 11:21 am (Updated: 8:56 am - 10/10/12 )
Recent polls produced confusing results in the presidential contest - with Barack Obama ahead over-all, but Mitt Romney leading comfortably among independents.
How could this be?-as independents are the key swing votes that settle closely divided elections? Actually, many polls over-sample Democrats-predicting they'll turn out in record numbers, exceeding even the tidal wave for the hope-and-change campaign of 2008. Moreover, they also project conservative-leaning groups staying home: analysis of the Marist Poll in key swing states projected 20 to 30 percent lower white Evangelical participation than last time.
This flows from liberal assumptions that religious conservatives are disengaged from this election, and uncomfortable with Romney's Mormon faith. This means that Evangelicals can shock the elites and tip the results by rallying at least as strongly for Romney-Ryan as they did for George W. Bush-or John McCain.
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SeattleD wrote...Congratulations to Libby Denkmann of the Ron and Don showOctober 9, 2012 6:33 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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TwoTrees wrote..."...exposing Dumney's lies about meeting Glen Doherty."October 9, 2012 6:55 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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SeattleD wrote...TwoTreesOctober 9, 2012 8:19 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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hpitantso wrote...Medved has honest topicsOctober 10, 2012 1:55 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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It's me! Ha ha! wrote...Evangelist sitting this out? Don't know about that, butOctober 10, 2012 6:27 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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GloScot wrote...This evangelical isn't sitting this outOctober 10, 2012 8:29 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Cbrew wrote...Funny... Romney lied about his meeting with Doherty...October 10, 2012 8:30 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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It's me! Ha ha! wrote...Nobody is disputing you cbrew. Yet!October 10, 2012 10:48 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Cbrew wrote...It's me! Ha ha! - there's no reason to dispute it, and no reason to be confusedOctober 10, 2012 12:02 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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GloScot wrote...If you're right, Cbrew...October 10, 2012 12:53 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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SeattleD wrote...Mitler Dumney claimed Obama “has not signed one new free trade agreement in the past four years”October 10, 2012 4:02 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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William Lawn wrote...Especially pathetic was his "evolution" on abortionOctober 11, 2012 3:18 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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