[McGavin999]

Mitt doesn't stand a chance but it's not because he's Mormon, it's because he comes from MA and all the rest of the country thinks of when they think of MA is a virulantly liberal state that allowed the courts to impose same sex marriage under his watch. THAT is the plain and simple truth of the matter.

[Final Authority]

If you know anything about how the courts imposed same sex marriage you would also know that the Governor has no more say that any other citizen of the state. His message at the time and since is that he opposes the decision, has worked to counter it, and continues to.

Since we know that Robert Byrd was a KKK member, should we all say, just because Sen's Kennedy and Kerry are liberal, that all of Massachusetts are liberal and all residents of W. Virginia must be KKK members?

Mitt Romney stands out as a beacon of conservatism in a state that is becoming more conservative by the year. It is not taxachusetts anymore, they don't have Dukakis to kick around anymore, and a very conservative woman, Kerry Healy is the front-runner to be next governor.

To say in the same paragraph using the words, Mormon and liberal to convey a cogent thought shows how little you know of LDS.

[The Old Hoosier]

There's a way he could have overcome that. Drop the pro-choice crap, refuse to enforce that forced morning-after pill law, and run for re-election as a total, unabashed conservative.

If he gets 45 percent and loses, he enters the primary as a conservative hero who tried his best in liberal Massachusetts. And if by some chance he actually wins, then he's the easy 08 frontrunner. Either way, he also strengthens the conservative movement in the state.

But he's too late, he's already established himself as shaky on right-to-life issues, he's too chicken to run again because he doesn't want to lose, and he's Mormon, all of which work against him.