I’d like to say I’m surprised, but I’m not. I predicted long ago that one of the reasons the Democrats wanted Romney so badly is because they have stockpiled numerous stories like this, and are just waiting for the time to use them.
Attacking Mitt through the Mormon Church is an obvious play and they can be expected to use it to the hilt. And they will — as long as the attacks seem to be working. How the public reacts to this one, and I don’t mean how the Conservatives react, will indicate whether we can expect more of them.
This could backfire.
OTOH, it does show that Romney is going to have to get a lot nastier than he has been, because even if the Church line of attack fails, I am sure they have others. He’s going to have to hit back hard, now or he’s finished.
The media is feeding off the public perceptions of the Mormon Church and it’s practices, it’s reach, and it’s wealth and they’re attacking Romney and Christians in the process.
Attacking BARAK through Jeremiah Wright's church is an obvious play and they can be expected to use it to the hilt.