The problem with Romney is that he’s a Mormon. The GOP base won’t support a Mormon, and the Dems certainly won’t support one, particularly a Republican one.
Very sad in my view. I don’t think this race should be about religion. But it looks like it will be, and it looks like the determination of the GOP rank and file to vote based on religion is going to hand this to the Democrats.
Indeed. Many people don't want to admit that Mitt being Mormon is one of the reasons they don't support him. They blame on his liberalism, flip-flop, etc. However, I don't think that is enough to explain his very high negative ratings. There are other Republican candidates with much worse records yet they don't receive that high of negative ratings. In one survey recently, they found 4% of Americans would not vote for a female for president, 2% would not vote for Black, and 14% would not vote for a Mormon.
I fear that long-term socialism is truly coming to the U.S. soon.