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If Mormons were required to sacrifice one new born baby a month, and if Mitt practiced that, yes, that would be an issue. Not the same as me disagreeing with him over the BOM. He and I can disagree on that, but that doesn't mean it would impact my vote. The things that I look for is what positions a person takes and how the individual expresses their views.
And that, I believe, belongs to the category of individual voter discretion.
Absolutely. I can't stop someone from voting for or against Mitt just because he is a Mormon. But if that's all they base their vote on, they are looney.

So, it doesn't bother you that Romney made this vow as part of a mormon temple ritual:

"You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the Law of Consecration as contained in the Doctrine and Covenants, in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.

Are you certain that if Romney took the presidential oath of office it would supersede this oath?

Tell me specifically what bothers you about that pledge? How is that different from a Christian who believes they must dedicate all they are, all they have, all they ever will have, to the service of God? (I would hope most Christians believe that.)

Personally, I don't see anything in that pledge that is scarey. I don't see that it would conflict with the oath he would take if elected President. If you disagree, please point out specifically what you see as a problem.

By the way, just so you know, I do not plan to vote for Romney. But it is because of his 'flip flops' on conservative issues, not because he is a Mormon.

"You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the Law of Consecration as contained in the Doctrine and Covenants, in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.

Are you certain that if Romney took the presidential oath of office it would supersede this oath?

Are you seriously saying that if a member of the Mormon Church gets into office that they will subvert the constitution and give the U.S. Treasury to the church? (Not that it has much but IOUs to the SS program in it now anyway.) If not please explain exactly what you mean by this.

What exactly is it you think a Mormon president would do wrong because of his oaths?