How do you, as a Mormon in Utah, then explain the landslide of Romney in Utah in 2008?
You may be the exception rather than the rule but that doesn’t mean the rule doesn’t exist.
2 reasons. Fist, obviously identity politics. 50% of Utah is Mormon and Romney is Mormon. Many conservative Mormons think that all Mormons are also conservative even though we have Harry Reid next door. Most have no idea how liberal he was in Mass and don’t know his record. They only see nice looking successful Mormon businessman who was able to win in a liberal state. I used to also think he was a moderate who won over the extreme liberals instead of being extreme liberal himself.
The 2nd reason is that Mit was the guy who saved the 2002 Olympics. Utah being a small state and Mormon has a pretty big inferiority complex. Utahns, Mormon or not, felt we were voting for one of our own.
People I talk to either like Romney or don’t like him at all. They don’t seam to feel as strongly one way or the other towards other candidates.