I am not a Mormon, but Romney’s Mormonism does not bother me in the least. But like you, Obama is a scary wild card. Then again, so are Hillary, Edwards, Huckabee, and McCain.
It only bothered me to the extent I knew it would bother others who don't accept them which I will let God be the judge about their beliefs. I feel good will toward most of them because they tend to be honest and there for you even if they know you aren't joining up with them and a lot more positives just as people, forget the religious part. And I'm in thoughtful, resigned, trying-to-be-realistic/objective mode and certainly don't want to be inflammatory.
Now you opened a can of worms with the fear factor. Hillary and Obama scare me the most, I thought Obama less so but maybe even moreso in some ways. Edwards, no love lost for him, naturally, but I am least afraid of him as far as Dems go, maybe somebody should clue me in why I should fear him other than the usual Dem stuff coupled with his possible sleaze factor as a lawyer.
I'm not going to be scared of Huckabee and McCain YET but see where some are coming from on Huckabee, even McCain. I feel like such a dunce today, I don't like his name. Cain slew Abel. Now how stupid is that? It's just symbolism.
I'll have to go point by point down their stances as things come to a head; it is out of my hands now not that my vote counted for any more than one lousy point. I'm sure there is probably something about all of them I won't like. Maybe if Thompson has a chance and I think he can win, I will end up really liking him. I didn't give myself enough chance to familiarize myself with him because I thought Iowans wouldn't care about him. I was wrong about that; he placed third but not where I am. Local stuff does color my views and you can't go by everything on the web.
Incidentally, it was a catholic lady who spoke on behalf of Romney at my caucus last night, but I had already made up my mind anyway. For now.