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After Rick Perry’s wobbly performance shifted some momentum back to Mitt Romney, conservatives began another round of speculation about his appeal in the early-primary states. It seems that his religious affiliation remains a serious problem for him. USA Today reported on latest Gallup poll question: Although three of four Americans say they would support a presidential candidate who is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Gallup Poll finds that 22% say they would not. That figure has not changed much since Gallup started measuring opinion on this subject in 1967. One difference comes...

GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney may already be cutting his losses in advance of the 2012 primary season. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the former Massachusetts governor won't be attending a South Carolina campaign event hosted by Sen. Jim DeMint, a top figure in the Tea Party movement and one of the most conservative members of Congress. According to the Post: "An aide to Romney, who has been dethroned as the GOP presidential nomination front-runner in recent polls by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, said the former Massachusetts governor will spend time in New Hampshire instead but is not ignoring...