{"id":6002,"date":"2016-06-29T03:17:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T09:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=6002"},"modified":"2016-06-29T03:17:29","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T09:17:29","slug":"buddhist-political-affiliations-and-the-2016-us-presidential-race-reader-poll-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/06\/buddhist-political-affiliations-and-the-2016-us-presidential-race-reader-poll-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Political Affiliations and the 2016 US Presidential Race (Reader Poll)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It\u2019s time once again for another reader survey on US presidential politics. This one is up a bit later than previous months so will stay up until July 5th. Check back shortly after that for results.<\/p>\n

As always, thanks for filling in the survey and please spread the word via email\/facebook\/twitter\/etc so that as many people see and take the survey as possible.
\nLoading\u2026<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Curious about the perils of polling in general? Read excerpts from a discussion of problems and promises from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/05\/buddhist-political-affiliations-and-the-2016-us-presidential-race-reader-poll.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">last month\u2019s reader survey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read up on last month\u2019s results (with links to previous months) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/06\/slipping-support-for-sanders-buddhists-turn-to-trump-stein-and-johnson-in-latest-reader-poll.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time once again for another reader survey on US presidential politics. This one is up a bit later than previous months so will stay up until July 5th. Check back shortly after that for results. 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