Mitt Romney, in his last nine months as governor of Massachusetts, was in Washington Tuesday to address the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in an early stage of his 2008 Presidential campaign. To a growing number of Republican activists, he looks like the party’s best bet. But any conversation among Republicans about Romney invariably touches on concerns of whether his Mormon faith disqualifies him for the Presidency.

The U.S. Constitution prohibits a religious test for public office, but that is precisely what is being posed now. Prominent, respectable Evangelical Christians have told me, not for quotation, that millions of their co-religionists cannot and will not vote for Romney for President solely because he is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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The Evangelicals are adamant, saying there is no way Romney can win them over.

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Romney wisely has no intention of lecturing America on Mormon theology. Rather, he cites the 1838 speech in Springfield, Ill., by the young Abraham Lincoln, in which he said, “let reverence for the laws . . . become the political religion of the nation.” In other words, religion should not make that much difference in America.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?he...48-9d5dc40385fe

• Yes, but only as a Democrat

That's a trick option. There are no Mormon Democrats.

I voted "No, for other reasons" but I'm really not sure...

I am an evangelical I guess, (somehow that word has been made into a weird thing)...but I don't know if it would matter to me whether the Pres was Mormon or Christian or secular, it would matter to me what his overall stand on things are. I can't expect the gov't to always line up with my beliefs, as nobody can really expect that all the time. Sure when someone is Pres that shares your beliefs, it's cool, but that won't always happen.

I don't really know what's going to happen in the 2008 elections. I guess we'll find out!

At first glance i thought the title said "Moron"

uh oh, here come the Bush jokes

and he is already bee n elected

i do not see a mormon president or jewish in the near future...mormonism in parts of the south and midwest..still is seen as a cult

twice.....

The only thing the Republicans will win next election will be the boobie prize!

I agree, I dont think we will see a president other than the typical white catholic male. not any time soon anyway.

Typical white catholic male?

When was the last time a Catholic man was elected President?

good point..I think Kennedy was the last..I could be wrong. It's the white protestant males that get the presidency.

sorry, my bad....you know what i meant though!

I voted yes because, after the last two elections, I believe anything can happen

Aint that sadly the truth!!!!
Not about a mormon as president (doesn't really make a diff to me) but about anything can happen.... I mean WHY is bush back??? Do we have a special kind of love for idiots?????

Whoever said they thought it said moron we already have one of those... we don't need a poll for that!!!!

No, what we have is fear. Had 9/11 not occurred, Bush would've been a one term President. Bush may be inept and a moron, but he played on the fear of the general population perfectly.

He shouldn't have been there to begin with.

Although I will not be able to vote at the next elections I think the Republicans are going to have a very tough time whoever they decide to go for President. The price of gas, general household bills are going up by at least 15% (water, electric) things are not pretty at the moment. The general idea I get of people is that they are far from happy. The Republicans could put the most brilliant strategist in the country for President and he still would fail, simply because of the way Mr Bush has handle this country so far. Sorry if this pi$$es some people off but this is just a personal opinion and in no way meant to offend anyone.

Janice

i'll vote for condoleza!

I'm yet to see an african-american or a female president

hope not

Doubt it.

i hope not

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