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Mormons Turn Out for Romney in Nevada
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:38 pm
by _the road to hana
The news outlets are reporting that Mitt Romney was put over the top in the Nevada caucuses today by a heavy turnout of Mormon voters, who make up approximately 7% of the population in that state but were over 20% of those voting in today's caucuses.
Apparently, a third of those had household incomes of over $100,000.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/ ... 91133.aspx
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:28 pm
by _Coggins7
Apparently, a third of those had household incomes of over $100,000.
The point being (this ought to be good)?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:34 pm
by _the road to hana
Coggins7 wrote:Apparently, a third of those had household incomes of over $100,000.
The point being (this ought to be good)?
I didn't make it. It was made on MSNBC by Chuck Todd, NBC Political Director. You'll have to ask him.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:50 pm
by _charity
In 2006 19% of households had incomes over $100,000.
With the LDS emphasis on working, achieving, education, gainful employment, etc. it could be expected that LDS have a higher income per household. So where' s the beef.
Re: Mormons Turn Out for Romney in Nevada
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:54 pm
by _Jason Bourne
the road to hana wrote:The news outlets are reporting that Mitt Romney was put over the top in the Nevada caucuses today by a heavy turnout of Mormon voters, who make up approximately 7% of the population in that state but were over 20% of those voting in today's caucuses.
Apparently, a third of those had household incomes of over $100,000.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/ ... 91133.aspx
Huckabee benefits from EV and Mitt from Mormons. Mitt still got 55% and that cannot be due to Mormons only.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:54 pm
by _the road to hana
charity wrote:So where' s the beef.
Ask Coggins.
I don't think there was a beef, particularly, Charity. I think that the MSNBC reporter was making the point that a lot of the people who voted for Romney were in his same demographic.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:13 pm
by _harmony
the road to hana wrote:charity wrote:So where' s the beef.
Ask Coggins.
I don't think there was a beef, particularly, Charity. I think that the MSNBC reporter was making the point that a lot of the people who voted for Romney were in his same demographic.
It's a long ways between $100,000 per household to a multimillionaire. At least from my point of view.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:24 pm
by _moksha
South Carolina will change the delegate count. Mitt is not leading there as I understand it. That should be a hotbed for evangelical politicos.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:26 pm
by _the road to hana
harmony wrote:the road to hana wrote:charity wrote:So where' s the beef.
Ask Coggins.
I don't think there was a beef, particularly, Charity. I think that the MSNBC reporter was making the point that a lot of the people who voted for Romney were in his same demographic.
It's a long ways between $100,000 per household to a multimillionaire. At least from my point of view.
I doubt they broke down any income categories over $100,000.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:11 pm
by _Coggins7
I don't think there was a beef, particularly, Charity. I think that the MSNBC reporter was making the point that a lot of the people who voted for Romney were in his same demographic.
Yes, exactly what I suspected. DNCNBC would make that kind of observation. I wonder why it matters to them?