Apparently there is one group the Democrats forgot to pander to. The Amish. This community of 330,000 are scattered across a number of battle ground states including, Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
According to ABC, if they can get to the polling places they will deliver the election for Donald Trump.
More on the power of the Amish vote Here NOTE: This is a hoax story from a fake site. Reader Douglas Wakeman caught the error.
There has been an effort to turn the Amish out for Trump going back to July Here
Organizational effort to get the Amish to the polls Here (seriously, if you can help out please do so).
I thought the Amish NEVER voted?
They vote, but don’t buy insurance because it’s like “Gambling”. Isn’t voting gambling? haha
I’d like to see Hell’s Angels run escort duty for them!
has anyone pandered to the over 5 million native americans
left-leaning, yes, but the times are a-changin’
Interesting:
“Florida’s early turnout is at a record 5.3 million with Republicans and Democrats nearly dead even in ballots cast four days before Election Day. ”
In 2000, only six million votes TOTAL were cast in Florida.
Can you say YUGE TURNOUT!
Full disclosure:
Loco voted early in Florida for Trump.
I see this as a barometer that shows how bad things really are in this country!
And there there’s Hillary.
How bad is she?
Hillary’s so bad she can make an Amish man vote!
Don’t worry, the Amish will vote (at least here in Ohio) and they will vote Trump. Ohio counties with large Amish populations are solidly red. I’ve seen it happen in 2004, 2008, and 2012.
Most Amish are astonishingly very current in political news.
While this sounds nice,
it comes across to me like bull.
#1
Amish do/may NOT use ANY form of mechanized vehicle.
Hence horse and buggy.
#2
Many/most Mennonites use cars anyway.
I know for a fact — given the mean age of the commenters at IOTWr — that there are a LOT of 70-, 80-, and probably some 90+-somethings related to these commenters. MAKE SURE your older loved one hasn’t misplaced their ballot, forgotten about voting, needs a stamp (or better yet needs a ride or a favor getting their ballot dropped off — today if not sooner!). And if they need some straight talk about who to vote for, take the gloves off and give it to them.
Don’t forget your loved one(s) who may be in a care facility. Don’t let those minimum wage CNA’s help them fill out their ballots!
Leave nothing to chance in these final days of the race.
MAGA!!
Fake story.
I have several Amish friends. They do vote & do not believe a woman should be president.
The comments left at the ABC news site give the impression that people are being encouraged not to vote because of an Amish wave. This smacks of a democrat attempt to suppress the Trump voters. Every Trump voter needs to vote.
It’s not ABC News. It’s a joke site. abcnews.com.co. Go to the bottom of the page.
Are they registered to vote?
@Douglas Wakeman, you’re right it’s a hoax site. I’ll have to note that on the post. Thanks for catching that.
Amish people do not own cars but have drivers take them where a horse and buggy can’t go.