A Mormon impact - on the election & the future of the Republican party?
Let me posit something for sake of discussion - had Mitt Romney not been a Mormon he might have won, and it is possible that therefore Evangelicals within the Republican base will argue there is no reason for them to dial back on the social issue rhetoric.
Le's take the first. We have been told that the Evangelical participation in the electorate dropped 7%. Remember that something over 30% of Americans consider themselves Evangelicals. Further, some Evangelicals who voted down ballot for Republicans who matched them on issues wound up voting perhaps for one of the minor candidates.
Recognizing that Evangelicals are not evenly distributed across the country, I would like you to consider that Evangelical rejection of Romney because he was a Mormon could have cost him 4 states: FL (29), OH (20), VA
Le's take the first. We have been told that the Evangelical participation in the electorate dropped 7%. Remember that something over 30% of Americans consider themselves Evangelicals. Further, some Evangelicals who voted down ballot for Republicans who matched them on issues wound up voting perhaps for one of the minor candidates.
Recognizing that Evangelicals are not evenly distributed across the country, I would like you to consider that Evangelical rejection of Romney because he was a Mormon could have cost him 4 states: FL (29), OH (20), VA