I don't think Mitt made any deal. He saw the returns in the South and realized that there are a whole lot of Southern religious bigots who would never accept a Mormon as President. As a Southern conservative I'm appalled, ashamed and embarrassed that this is a fact but a fact it is.
Mike Huckabee made sure to fan the flames of bigotry with regard to Mormons. He dares to call himself a Pastor!
In a perfect world, we'd have one hell of an organized GOP write in for POTUS, and elect someone other than McCain or Huckabee!
Maybe???
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