{"id":6031,"date":"2016-07-23T08:54:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T14:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2016-08-02T10:50:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T16:50:06","slug":"july-buddhist-political-affiliations-and-the-2016-us-presidential-race-reader-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/07\/july-buddhist-political-affiliations-and-the-2016-us-presidential-race-reader-poll.html","title":{"rendered":"July Buddhist Political Affiliations and the 2016 US Presidential Race (Reader Poll)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I am currently in China, living in a Chan Buddhist<\/a> monastery, just wrapping up a long silent retreat. I hear there have been some interesting things happening in the US political realm. Do tell. With all of my work here I have not had an opportunity to crunch the numbers from last month\u2019s (June\/July) reader survey, but those results along with the results of this month\u2019s poll will be posted in early August.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, please fill out this month\u2019s survey and, as always, please help spread the word. Thanks!
\nLoading\u2026<\/iframe><\/p>\nIf you are having difficulty with the form above, try clicking here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/HOCKLLQXbyvI5Pkb2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/HOCKLLQXbyvI5Pkb2<\/a><\/p>\nFrom last month\u2019s survey:<\/p>\n<blockquote>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>\nRead 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><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I am currently in China, living in a Chan Buddhist monastery, just wrapping up a long silent retreat. I hear there have been some interesting things happening in the US political realm. Do tell. 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