Posted on 02/14/2007 7:48:30 PM PST by Utah Girl
The fact that Mitt Romney is a Mormon is no secret. Scads of stories have been written about that very fact, and it's a regular topic of conversation among Washington's chattering class.
What effect Romney's religion will have on his chances at winning the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is much less clear. Some argue that evangelical voters, a core part of the GOP coalition, will never accept a Mormon candidate as one of their own. Others believe Romney's religion will become a non-issue as the campaign wears on.
Who's right? It's still too early to tell, but a look at recent survey data on the Mormon question suggests that Romney faces real skepticism about his religion among the Republican primary voters he needs to woo over the coming year. Thanks to Washington Post pollster extraordinaire Jon Cohen, we have all that information at our fingertips.
Let's parse the polls!
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I really don't understand why Romney's faith is a problem. It's not like he's one of those nuts who has six wives and 34 children.
No Mormons. Not until they get the more than one wife thing cleaned up.
Romney seems perfectly capable. Great resume. Self-made multi-millionaire. Pulled the 2002 Winter Olympics out of the toilet. Pulled the Massachusetts economy out of the toilet.
But I don't understand why all the media long knives are aimed at him when he's never polled double digits in any national poll. Is there something more to him that they're really worried about? If so, it speaks in his favor.
He's a nice guy, but it might be a problem if he tried to run for President . . . can you imagine how many Air Force Ones you'd need?
Im giving Romney a hard look. I think my vote will come down to Hunter or Romney..
And yet it is the Washington Post and the rest of the Liberal media that are constantly bringing Mitt's religion up. Hmmmm.
"It's not like he's one of those nuts who has six wives and 34 children." Whats wrong with that? Hehehhe.
"And yet it is the Washington Post and the rest of the Liberal media that are constantly bringing Mitt's religion up. Hmmmm."
Well, some of us have brought up the problems. Mitt is a former Bishop, at the presidential level, he will be called to account for every Mormon idiosyncrasy.
To quote President Wilford Woodruff:
"Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of last resort, I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to have them do likewise."
Wilford Woodruff, President of the Church, Official Declaration 1
I'm not for Romney, not a Mormon, and only have one wife... the only one I've ever had.
Do you think Mitt has more than one wife... or will try to change the laws... or will have any negative affect on marriage in the US?
If I believed that the answer to any of the above was yes, I'd say HELL NO. But I don't.
Zipper control problems do not affect Democrats, but they can easily bring down Republicans. Ask Gingrich, Bob Livingston (anyone remember him) or Mark Foley.
What else have they abolished?
I could vote for Mitt. In spite of religious differences, Mormons share my basic values. He seems like an extraordinarily capable man. I thought I read he was too liberal about a couple of things that would be an issue with me, but I can't remember what they are now. The fact that he's a handsome man doesn't hurt either :-).
I love all of Hunter's positions but it's that 'total immersion' baptism thing of the Baptists that bothers me.
I'm kinda concerned that if he's elected it will be mandatory, and I'm not a good swimmer.
Uh, 150 years is not enough for ya?
Also, you may want to see this thread, starting with post 53. Did you know that YOU yourself likely have polygamist ancestors. Mitt is no different.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783014/posts
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