Romney's religion won't hurt him because his pro-abortion, pro-gay, anti-gun beliefs will sink his candidacy first -- if he even gets reelected next year.
Mitt's problem with voters would not be his faith but his voting record. He is to the right of MA voters, but to the left of national GOP primary voters. Frankly, I don't care what God a candidate worships. I care about hs/her voting record and vision for America. I'll take a pro-life Mormon over a pro-abort Southern Baptist any day.
Each has zero chance of ever getting my vote.
I'm a Mormon and I really like Mitt Romney personally but I disagree with some of his political stances.
My pet candidate for '08 would be my home state's senator, Sam Brownback. So far I agree with all his positions.
If Romney ran, though, I'm sure the MSM would go into a panic at the prospect of a Mormon candidate. I disagree with this article's analysis in that I think a Mormon would be slimed more in the blue states than in the South. My best friend served as a missionary in Georgia and found most Baptists there to be a pretty friendly and tolerant bunch. I think it would be more of a liability with the godless left, actually.
I wish there was a way to filter stories and vanities so that anything having to do with the 2008 elections won't show up on my front page.
Can we at least wait until January 2007 before we start the speculation and intrigue?
****Romney's late father, George, who was also Mormon, ran for president in 1968***
If I remember correct, Jean Dickson predicted George Romney would be elected prsident of the US in 1968.
Several years later, she also predicted in the STAR tabloid Richard Nixon would not resign. That hit the stands the very day Nixon resigned.
There is no way a member of the LDS church is ever going to be elected President of the United States. It's far too easy for the media to attack, and most people have a negative reaction to the religion.
then again, maybe it won't
I will stay home on election day before I will ever vote for a mormon.
JFK put the religious question to rest by going down to Texas and swearing to be a bad Catholic.
His dad was a moderate/liberal republican as well based on what I've heard. He was governor before I was born(60's). I suspect he's similar to his dad on issues.
It's not his religon, it's his liberalism, particularly his anti-gun stance.
All Romney needs to do is point out that Utah, which has tons of Mormons, is as red as any red state, which puts it in the same boat as southern states, which are red as any red as well.
I don't see how Southerners and Mormons (Utah) can believe in the same thing politially and not get along.