At Least Condoleeza Rice Isn’t A Lesbian Or She’d Be In Real Trouble
by Brian Pierce • Dec 15th, 2006 at 11:21 am • 0 comments
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll just came out saying “more Americans express doubts about a candidate [for President] who served in Bush’s cabinet (59%) than one who is gay or lesbian (53%).” Ouch.
Other interesting results:
- 8 in 10 Americans say they would be “comfortable” or “enthusiastic” about an African-American or a woman running
- 53% say they would have “some reservations” or “be uncomfortable” with a Mormon candidate
- 19% say the same about a Jewish candidate
- 44% say the same about an evangelical Christian
- 66% say the same about a candidate over the age of seventy
Almost certainly the number of Americans out there who would actually have misgivings about these kinds of candidates is higher than any poll will ever indicate (people tend not to like to admit to their prejudices), but it’s still interesting to see that people are just as uncomfortable with Mormons as they are with gays. Ironic that Mitt Romney, who is basically pinning his presidential hopes to gay-bashing, must overcome the same prejudice against himself that he is now fomenting against others.
