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In reply to the discussion: The Amish guys behind Trump at Penn rally ? [View all]lunasun
(21,646 posts)19. link has pics of them in line but link said most do not vote
The Amish who do vote are typically Republican. Ninety percent of the registered voters among the Amish are registered Republicans. Only one percent register as Democrats.
Thats not surprising to Nolt. I think a significant factor is local political context, he said. If, for example, you are interested in politics, and embedded in rural Lancaster County, connected to politically minded neighbors and coworkers, your political sentiments are probably going to be Republican. It would be surprising if that wasnt the case.
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/10/26/trump-faces-uphill-effort-courting-amish-vote-pennsylvania-lancaster/6044235002/
There is an Amish PAC
One organization trying to make that sale is Amish PAC, believing that in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, every vote, even the few that could be harvested from the Amish community, counts.
Amish PAC is not run by the Amish, rather it is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 2016 by two men, Ben Walters and Ben King. King, president of a construction company in Lancaster County, is a former member of the Amish community and serves as outreach director for the PAC. King has said in previous interviews with other media outlets that for the Amish he spoke with in 2016, the primary thing that brought out the Amish vote was the Supreme Court. Walters has said that Hillary Clinton was a blessing for the PAC. (Emails and phone messages left for Walters and King were not returned.)
Another person working on drumming up political interest among the Amish is Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump.
Thats not surprising to Nolt. I think a significant factor is local political context, he said. If, for example, you are interested in politics, and embedded in rural Lancaster County, connected to politically minded neighbors and coworkers, your political sentiments are probably going to be Republican. It would be surprising if that wasnt the case.
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/10/26/trump-faces-uphill-effort-courting-amish-vote-pennsylvania-lancaster/6044235002/
There is an Amish PAC
One organization trying to make that sale is Amish PAC, believing that in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, every vote, even the few that could be harvested from the Amish community, counts.
Amish PAC is not run by the Amish, rather it is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 2016 by two men, Ben Walters and Ben King. King, president of a construction company in Lancaster County, is a former member of the Amish community and serves as outreach director for the PAC. King has said in previous interviews with other media outlets that for the Amish he spoke with in 2016, the primary thing that brought out the Amish vote was the Supreme Court. Walters has said that Hillary Clinton was a blessing for the PAC. (Emails and phone messages left for Walters and King were not returned.)
Another person working on drumming up political interest among the Amish is Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump.
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