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Holmes County, Ohio, has the highest population of Amish and Mennonites in the United States. CNN's Gary Tuchman asked some of its residents for their thoughts on the 2016 election as a Donald Trump Superpac prepares to target their community over the summer. Keep reading... Via WUSA 9
LANCASTER, Pa. (WUSA9) -- A brand new political action committee aiming to elect Donald Trump is turning to an unlikely group for what may be critical votes: the Amish. Just when we thought this presidential race couldn’t possibly get more interesting, it just did. The Amish don’t watch television and they don’t follow Twitter, but the new Amish PAC is hoping to churn up some Trump votes. Keep reading... Via NBC News
In this modern era of micro-targeting, where every vote in a swing state is coveted by both major political parties, conservative allies of the Trump campaign are investing in an outside-the-box strategy to court a historically unenthusiastic portion of the electorate — the Amish. Keep reading... Via Talking Points Memo
The Amish vote doesn’t usually get a lot of play in presidential elections, but a new super PAC hopes to change that. Amish PAC, founded by a handful of Trump allies tied to Ben Carson and Newt Gingrich, hopes to tip the scales in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio by bringing voters from the traditional, rural communities into the GOP’s fold, according to a Sunday Politico report. Keep reading... Via New York Daily News
Is Trumpspringa upon us? A super PAC is on a mission to convince the technology-adverse, ultra-humble faithful to back the narcissistic reality TV star-turned-presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Keep Reading... Via The Week
The Amish are a unique Christian community known for their radical forgiveness, pacifism, and eschewal of worldly goods. Donald Trump believes he needs no forgiveness from God, advocates bombing women and children, and lives in a penthouse that is entirely covered in gold. But Trump allies with ties to Ben Carson and Newt Gingrich think it's a political match made in heaven. In fact, they've formed an Amish PAC in an attempt to persuade the 70,000 Amish people in Pennsylvania and Ohio, both swing states, to turn out for Trump this November. Keep reading... Via POLITICO
The Amish don’t read Donald Trump’s tweets and can’t watch his television appearances, and voting is practically against their religion. But that’s not stopping a group of Trump allies with ties to Ben Carson and Newt Gingrich from mounting a campaign to turn them out anyway. Keep reading... Via Charisma News
Will the bearded, the bonneted and the barn-building Amish vote for the clean-shaven, combed-over, casino-building Donald Trump? A new political action committee is betting $41,000 they will. Keep reading... Via Religious News Service
(RNS) Will the bearded, the bonneted, the barn-building Amish vote for the clean-shaven, combed-over, casino-building Donald Trump? A new political action committee is betting $41,000 they will. Keep reading... Via PennLive.com
After winning re-election in 2004, George W. Bush took a trip to Amish Country. He hadn't come for a handmade quilt commemorating his second term, or a sampler of fresh preserves to keep onboard Air Force One. This was business. Specifically, Bush had come to thank Lancaster County Republican organizers who had worked on his behalf to secure strong turnout among local Amish voters that Nov. 2. Keep reading... |
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