[Crimson Elephant]

I’m sticking with the Mormon theory. Ohio has enough conservative Christians for it to make a difference. Same with FL and VA and NC.

[MarMema]

I think you are correct. There is quite a bit of anti-Mormon stuff here on the religion forum and much of the right is evangelical.

[PghBaldy]

"Romney was successful in energizing his base: conservatives accounted for 35 percent of all voters today, one-point higher than in 2008. And he captured 82 percent of them (McCain got 78 percent). White born-again Christians made up 26 percent of the voters today and 78 percent favored Romney (for McCain it was 74 percent)."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/07/fox-news-exit-poll-summary/#ixzz2BZFBcj2Z

[Labyrinthos]

I’m sticking with the Mormon theory. Ohio has enough conservative Christians for it to make a difference. Same with FL and VA and NC.

This has little to do with Romney being a Mormon and a lot to do with him being perceived as a liberal Republican from the bluest of blue states. Four years ago, the GOP-E shoved RINO McLame down are throats. We held our collective noses and voted for him, and when he lost, many of us said "never again" because our conservative principles mean more than whoring out our vote out for the inside-the-beltway GOP-E.

Four years later, the GOP-E not only demanded again that we support a RINO who was all but a democrat when he served as govenor of Massachussetts, but they dissed the Tea Party and conservatives in the process. I suspect that many conservatives decided to stay home rather than compromise their principles again, and that cost Romney the election.