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Senate leader Reid is history's highest-ranking Mormon politician

http://www.abc4.com
posted by sootica 779 days ago | status: published

The article points out that while there are other high ranking Mormons already in Washington, Harry Reid will be the highest ranked ever. The assertion in the article is that this shows that LDS folks have gained more acceptance as part of the US mainstream.
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This article is so completely against my previous impressions of Senator Reid. I'm trying to decide if I pre-judged or he's really the straight-shootin' Mormon described in the article. Insights?
written by TedB 779 days ago
I have friends who live in the same ward as Senator Reid, and I've heard many good things about him from them. I've been surprised at disappointed at how nasty some fellow LDS folks have been about him. An LDS person third in line to the presidency-- that's pretty cool.
written by sootica 779 days ago
Same here, Ted. Maybe I need to get to know Senator Reid better.
written by gospelcougar 778 days ago
I just saw another poll about "how likely are you to vote for a Mormon to be president ... " and began to wonder, will Americans (I'm Canadian) be less likely to consider a Mormon for president (specifically Mitt) if there is a Mormon as the leader of the Senate? Could this be a game that Democrats are playing to keep Mitt out of the White House? Like I said, I'm Canadian and not that on top of American politics, but thought it was and interesting thought.
written by circa1978 778 days ago
I doubt that the Democrats are terribly worried about Mitt. I think they're more worried about McCain. I did a phone call the other day which was a poll about whether I would vote for certain religious groups-- Moslem was mentioned and Mormon. It also asked which Republicans I would vote for in a bunch of hypothetical matchups, such as Guiliani vs Romney, then vs. McCain, etc.
written by sootica 777 days ago
And to complete the answer to the comment by circa 1978, I doubt that many Americans know who the majority leader of the Senate is, let alone that he's Mormon. Harry Reid is majority leader of the senate because he's worked his way there through seniority and being able to play the game well with others.
written by sootica 777 days ago

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