Todd Compton writes for sunstone magazine. A magazine that can be critical of some church leaders. And has some ideas that I dont agree with. ON an lds message board there is a liberal person that posted this talked about the so called spiritual roots of the democrat party. There are members of the church in both parties. But I personally think republican ideals better represent what the church teaches than democrat ideals. Self reliance. Charity with your own money not someone elses. Personal responsibility. Against abortion and rights of gay people to be treated as married people. Here is the article.
http://digital.ldscafe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4794 I couldnt post it in the article itself. But the person that posted it the whole article is there.