Too bad, Mike Huckabee — Americans would rather have a gay president than a Christian evangelical

[DonViejo]

The WSJ/NBC News poll surveyed 1,000 adults

JOANNA ROTHKOPF

A new survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News has found that more Americans would be comfortable with a gay or lesbian president (about 61 percent of respondents) than they would with an evangelical Christian president (only 52 percent).

Furthermore, only 37 percent said they would be uncomfortable with a gay or lesbian person in the highest office in the country, while 44 percent said they would be hesitant about an evangelical Christian running for president.

Vox’s German Lopez reports:

This is an 18-point improvement for the gay or lesbian candidate: in 2006, 43 percent of Americans said they’d support a gay or lesbian person running for president. But the numbers for evangelical Christians have been roughly the same for years, rising from 41 percent since 2006 but hovering around 50 percent since 2008, according to previous polls from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News.

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http://www.salon.com/2015/05/07/too_bad_mike_huckabee_americans_would_rather_have_a_gay_president_than_a_christian_evangelical/

[RKP5637]

1. Great News!!! K&R!!! n/t

[okaawhatever]

2. I think Scott Walker is an evangelical. We need to make sure to let everyone know. nt

[Initech]

3. See? I told you that Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee were too extreme to get elected.

And there's no way that anyone serious enough about running will select either of them as a running mate. Their campaigns are distractions at best.