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Essay: Bernie Sanders is a closet atheist (view source)
Revision as of 06:05, April 4, 2019
, 06:05, April 4, 2019→Atheism and U.S. presidential politics
In 2012, the Gallup organization reported: "While more than nine in 10 Americans would vote for a presidential candidate who is black, a woman, Catholic, Hispanic, or Jewish, significantly smaller percentages would vote for one who is an atheist (54%) or Muslim (58%)."<ref>[https://www.gallup.com/poll/155285/atheists-muslims-bias-presidential-candidates.aspx Atheists, Muslims See Most Bias as Presidential Candidates], Gallup organization</ref>
In 2012, the Gallup organization reported: "While more than nine in 10 Americans would vote for a presidential candidate who is black, a woman, Catholic, Hispanic, or Jewish, significantly smaller percentages would vote for one who is an atheist (54%) or Muslim (58%)."<ref>[https://www.gallup.com/poll/155285/atheists-muslims-bias-presidential-candidates.aspx Atheists, Muslims See Most Bias as Presidential Candidates], Gallup organization</ref>
=== Atheism and U.S. congressional politics ===
''USA Today'' indicated in 2014:
{{cquote|Guess how many of the major-party candidates in next month's congressional elections are openly atheist. Hint: You can count them on one finger.
It tells you something that in a time when "[[Nones|no religion]]" is the category of roughly 20% of Americans, virtually none of the hundreds of Democrats and Republicans vying for congressional seats identify as a religious "none."
.... atheism and related forms of non-belief are about the [http://thedailybanter.com/2014/05/guess-the-type-of-person-more-americans-would-vote-for-over-an-atheist/ worst thing] a candidate can be associated with.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/10/01/atheists-election-campaign-religion-secular-column/16558423/ Can atheists be elected? Column]</ref>}}
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