Why bother to talk about it at all when the guy is disqualified by his record?
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Because the GOP establishment wants him to get the nomination and it will be an uphill battle to make sure he doesn’t. Many of the GOP are moderates who will vote for the guy they are told is ‘out in front’ and that means Romney.
If he does get the nomination, his Mormonism will be the center of the debate, not his record since it is the same as Obama’s views.
The easiest way to get us to stop talking about Romney’s Mormonism is to make sure he doesn’t get the nomination, otherwise his religion will be the topic for all of 2012.
The GOP establishment is as bad or worse than he is. Real conservatives have to take the GOP over, that's the only way to turn things around. Mormonism being the center of the debate if he's nominated doesn't matter because if he's nominated we lose. I think there's more chance to sway people in the primaries and such with the facts about what he did as Governor than there is by focusing on his religion, that's all. Ticking off Mormons who are prone to voting conservative doesn't make much sense to me since it probably makes them more likely to work for Romney and more likely to stay home if he isn't on the ticket.
So, in reality, we differ on tactics and I think bringing religion up first hasn't been working out. You think otherwise.