Almost everyone knows that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but CNN host John King made the association all too clear Saturday by referring to him as "Governor
February 5, 2012

Almost everyone knows that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but CNN host John King made the association all too clear Saturday by referring to him as "Governor Mormon."

Following the former Massachusetts governor's decisive win in the Nevada caucuses, King attempted to break down the vote based on religion.

"Obviously, Governor Mormon is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," King said. "He won big among Mormons. He won every nine out of ten votes among Mormons."

According to CNN entrance polls, about 25 percent of caucus-goers in Nevada identified themselves as Mormons. Romney was also the top choice among all other Christian voters, while Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul got over 50 percent of the voters who did not identify with a religion.

Church membership records show that only Wyoming, Idaho and Utah have a higher percentage of Mormons in their populations.

(H/T: The Huffington Post)

Can you help us out?

For nearly 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but now Facebook is drowning us in an ocean of right wing lies. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Thank you.

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.
Mastodon