As Twitchy reported, presidential candidate Evan McMullin received some exciting news last week when a poll conducted by Emerson College showed him leading both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Utah.
Utah typically isn’t a battleground state, but the Trump campaign dispatched Mike Pence there Wednesday to try to win back those voters who say they’re voting for McMullin. How exactly did a third-party candidate manage to put the state in play?
There’s been plenty of chatter on the periphery of Twitter about the “Mormon Mafia” driving McMullin’s poll numbers in Utah, but it was a (now deleted) retweet by Fox Business Channel’s Lou Dobbs that got people talking about how a Mormon mafia would go about shaking down citizens for their votes.
— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) October 27, 2016
A Mormon Mafia tool? That just doesn’t sound threatening at all.
@chrislhayes First I've heard of the Mormon Mafia. Is this a thing?
— Differing-Opinion Respecter (@giguerja) October 27, 2016
um, is that real?
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 27, 2016
The tweet or the mafia? Both, apparently.
Mormon Mafia is legit.They've been running the green jello and caffeine-free Coke racket for years.
— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) October 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/boredliberal/status/791475035835928577
I'm now very scared I act like I'm not at home when their missionaries knock on my door.. They have a Mafia for God's sake!!
— Carma (@Carma_2012) October 27, 2016
The Mormon Mafia…you send one of theirs to the hospital, they visit him with a nice cake and pray for your soul.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) October 27, 2016
If you're not careful Mormon Mafia will break into your house —- fold the laundry and do the dishes
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/BruceNV/status/791484145876635648
"You're gonna sleep with the fishes! It's part of this SeaWorld vacation package we bought you for your anniversary…" #MormonMafia
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) October 27, 2016
Taking someone "sledding with the Romneys" is one of the gravest threats the Mormon Mafia can make. https://t.co/EmEcl71TW7
— Robert Schlesinger (@rschles) October 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/VixenRogue/status/791486128700260352
https://twitter.com/BigRMV/status/791498463691153408
"Say hello to my little friend!
His name is Josh and he just loves a good game of charades."
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) October 27, 2016
We'll cut you… a piece of the pie we just baked. #MormonMafia https://t.co/NADN7EHgZn
— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) October 27, 2016
The Mormon Mafia has the best-pressed shirts I tell you.
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) October 27, 2016
The #MormonMafia are so dangerous I could trust them around my daughter
— Kevin Boyd? ?? (@TheKevinBoyd) October 27, 2016
The #MormonMafia once made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
"Would you like a free breakfast, sir? I have an extra coupon."
Fuggetaboutit.
— TheValuesVoter (@TheValuesVoter) October 27, 2016
You come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married… Let me grab you a slice of the cake! It's delicious.#MormonMafia
— Jenna (@jennaep7) October 27, 2016
You know that the #MormonMafia is planning a hit when they leave a nice tuna casserole on your front steps. #Intimidation
— Diana Dee (@DianaDee16) October 27, 2016
Wake up to find a horse's head in your bed but also that your laundry is folded and put away and yard work is taken care of. #MormonMafia
— Jeremy Warner (@TheJeremyWarner) October 27, 2016
Funeral potatoes is a dish best served right out of the oven. I've included baking instructions and serving suggestions #MormonMafia
— Shelby Hintze (@ShelbyHintze) October 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/Philip_R_Moon/status/791498530804293633
The #MormonMafia is a whole family operation, plus a backyard trampoline for the kids.
— Diana Dee (@DianaDee16) October 27, 2016
Say hello to my little friends! #MormonMafia pic.twitter.com/5Nurn3myrJ
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) October 27, 2016
#MormonMafia was a term my friends and I used as a joke nickname for ourselves. We were such hipsters. https://t.co/sRr7tIlMYP
— Kurtis W Larson (@kurtiswlarson) October 27, 2016
Here I am in SLC and the last guy to find out there's a #MormonMafia
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) October 27, 2016
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