My aunt, who generally votes Democratic, isn’t happy with the Democratic candidates. She asked me who I was backing and I said Romney. She thought about it for a bit and then said that a Mormon in the White House was an attractive idea, particularly because he doesn’t drink or smoke and because of his apparently strong family life. I think she would be quite willing to vote for Romney. And she’s a Methodist, not a Mormon. I think a majority of church going people like my aunt probably think the same way.
Interesting. It’s a thesis of mine that a great strength of Romney’s in a general election would be the crossover generated by his impeccable and demonstrable family values.
My 74 year old mother, who is an Episcopalian, Country Club, Republican, won’t and she freely admits it is because of his religion.
Go figure this one...the housekeeper we had while growing up was Mormon.
She trusted a Mormon with her children but won’t trust one to lead the country.
An overwhelming number of the Mormons I know are about as decent, hard-working, and honest people as you can find.