Mormons Repelled by President Trump Break Away From GOP
Donald Trump is losing ground among typically Republican-voting Mormons in Arizona, as some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints take a surprising turn and put their support behind Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Yasser Sanchez, who twice worked to defeat Biden’s bids for vice presidency by building support for Republican candidates among fellow Mormons, now says he’ll vote for Biden in the upcoming election.
Sanchez finds himself in a surprising position as he’s become repelled from his party and by President Donald Trump. . .
On Wednesday more than 200 people identifying themselves as Republicans who belong to the church published an open letter declaring their opposition to Trump and calling him ‘the antithesis of so much the Latter-day Saints community believes.’
In a bid to recapture votes, the Trump campaign launched its Latter-day Saints for Trump Coalition this past week and sent Vice President Mike Pence to Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, for the kickoff on Tuesday. (Read more from “Mormons Repelled by President Trump Break Away From GOP” HERE)
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