If Romeny runs in 2012...

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

I can only go on my own experience and the experiences of those I know with more than weak finger on the pulse of the voters in CA. I was up well past midnight the two nights leading up to the election talking on the phone with members of my own family discussing exactly this issue. You're going to have to trust me, the basis for their reasoning for voting "Yes" was little more than "The Prophet said to. We follow the Prophet". And these are well-educated, well-informed people.

Perhaps my experiences were different than others here on the board. But I live in a fairly "normal" LDS ward and my family members also live in strong LDS communities.

Given the experience of your family and friends, as well as your own experience, how would you say most approached the issue?

I would expect that most were already disposed to vote "yes," so The Church's stance only strengthened their resolve. I would think that when discussing the issue with "wavering" members, this group would surely invoke the "the Prophet has spoken arguement" to strengthen their own case, but not neccissarily as the primary reason for their decisions. Would this be true?

Then there would two smaller groups:

- those not disposed to vote "yes," but that through some process decided that obedience trumped their own reservations.

- those that opposed the proposition and no amount of "the prophet has spoken" argumentation could sway them.

I suppose there would also be a small group of non-thinkers that followed like zombies.

Am I anywhere close here?

I guess my point is that Mormons, in general, are already a pretty conservative bunch. Most were going to vote "yes" anyway. The Church merely mobilized them to action. Does that make sense?