I really don’t know much about Mormons except that they’re generally good people, family oriented and who tend to take care of their own.
I also know that they hold some very strange beliefs that very much bring into doubt the ability of any Mormon GOP candidate to achieve the backing of the Evngelical community in this country. IMHO, the Evangelicals will not turn out to vote for a Mitt Romney in the numbers that any other Republican candidate would easily achieve. And the more we learn about these odd beliefs the fewer Evangelical votes we can expect from them next November - if we nominate a Morman candidate.
Obama understands this.
The MSM understands this.
So expect the Dem/MSM Axis of Evil to support Romney until his nomination is assured, suppres any discussion of strange Mormon beliefs until that time and then go “all in” with 24/7 coverage of “What You Need to Know about Mormons” .
If you are a Dem with a disastrous record to run on, that’s not a bad strategy.
I agree that the media will come out with guns a-blazing over Romey’s faith. They can’t stand any true commitment to religious belief.
On the other hand, I think they are hedging their bets by keeping mum on Gingrich’s considerable baggages. If he gets the nomination, expect nonstop coverage of his checkered sexual history.
>>So expect the Dem/MSM Axis of Evil to support Romney until his nomination is assured, suppres any discussion of strange Mormon beliefs until that time and then go “all in” with 24/7 coverage of “What You Need to Know about Mormons” .
My liberal pastor (UMC) has already jumped the gun on citing the DNC Talking Points. He’s mentioned several times to me (in private conversation) that Mormons are a cult and are not Christian. I could accept this from him, except that he’s the same guy who says that muslims and hindus and even atheists have to be able to go to heaven because God is “fair”.
This is going to be interesting if Romney is given the nomination by the GOP Elite. Talking heads on TV who would never say an unkind word about islam will be viciously attacking American Mormons for their beliefs.