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The ''Religion News Service'' states: "Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders dashed the hopes of some atheists when he declared he had 'very strong religious and spiritual feelings' at a Democratic town hall."<ref>[http://religionnews.com/2016/02/04/bernie-sanders-disappoints-atheists-strong-religious-feelings/ Bernie Sanders disappoints some atheists with his ‘very strong religious’ feelings], Religion News Service</ref>

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== Why Bernie Sanders is a closet atheist ==

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=== Atheism and U.S. presidential politics ===

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''See also:'' [[Distrust of atheists]]

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In 2015, [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) indicated:

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{{Cquote|In a 1958 poll of Americans, only 18 percent of respondents said they would vote for a generally well-qualified presidential candidate nominated by their political party if that person happened to be an atheist. In 2015, that number has jumped to 58 percent.

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Yet, even today, 40 percent of respondents say they would not vote for an atheist.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/08/10/431205042/should-we-distrust-atheists Would Voters Entrust The White House To An Atheist?], NPR</ref>}}

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In 2012, the Gallup organization reported:

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{{Cquote|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>}}

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