He is also gay which kills his chances for the presidency even more effectively than being an atheist. Not to mention that he is not a native-born American citizen which disqualifies him right off the bat.
I’m not sure whether the numbers of that poll actually drive voting decisions.
Are there estimates about how many percentage points Mitt Romney lost for being Mormon?
Peter Thiel is Christian, I believe.
He is also gay which kills his chances for the presidency even more effectively than being an atheist. Not to mention that he is not a native-born American citizen which disqualifies him right off the bat.
My response was directed more at the “most sane people” part.
Ah. In this case I concur—I think that “most sane people are atheists” is… not quite true.
More people would vote for a gay candidate than an atheist:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/155285/Atheists-Muslims-Bias-Presidential-Candidates.aspx
I could imagine that a gay candidate could run for the Democrats, but Theil is closer to the Republicans.
I’m not sure whether the numbers of that poll actually drive voting decisions. Are there estimates about how many percentage points Mitt Romney lost for being Mormon?
Hmm, interesting.
I find it hilarious that in terms of electability Muslims are smack in the middle between gays and atheists… X-D