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Many Americans refuse to elect President based on candidate's religion [audio 4min]

A poll from the Los Angeles Times and the Bloomberg News Service finds substantial fractions of the U.S. electorate would refuse to vote for a presidential candidate based on that candidate's religious affiliation. Madeleine Brand and Ron Elving report.
Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"