Romney is about to continue his unblemished record of never winning a primary in the south

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country-podcast/2012/jan/19/south-carolina-voters-have-reservations-romneys-mormonism/

SC Voters Reserved Over Romney's Mormonism

Thursday, January 19, 2012

With two days left before the voting in South Carolina, Rick Perry’s out, Mitt Romney is losing ground to Newt Gingrich in the polls. But Gingrich's second wife is detailing his alleged request for an open marriage - and Romney’s still Mormon.

If South Carolina’s evangelical voters were split and undecided earlier this week, today’s developments – which leave only two Catholics, a Mormon, and Protestant Ron Paul in the running – only muddy the picture even more.

As I talked to voters over several days in South Carolina this week, it’s clear that there are real reservations among evangelical voters about having to opt for a candidate who doesn’t worship in the same Protestant pews as they do.

“I'm a Christian, and so that is very important to me,” Candida Alford said, after attending the Faith and Freedom rally in Myrtle Beach on Monday. At the time, she said she was leaning between Perry and Gingrich. “I'm not saying that would definitely change my vote on it, but that is very important to me.”

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http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/01/19/four-polls-show-a-romney-gingrich-barn-burner-in-s-c/

Four polls show a Romney-Gingrich barn-burner in S.C.

8:59 am January 19, 2012, by jgalloway

Four polls of South Carolina voters in the last 24 hours agree that the first-in-the-South contest between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is tightening – and is likely to shift again in the next 24.

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Two Catholics, a Mormon, and Protestant walk into a bar ...

[gateley]

1. "Two Catholics, a Mormon, and Protestant walk into a bar ..."

[leftynyc]

2. Good

The longer this circus goes on, the better for all Democrats.

[nevergiveup]

3. ABC took the wind out of the sails for the open marriage Catholic candidate.

The Cayman Island Mormon wins this one.

[izquierdista]

4. I'm reminded of 'Mars Attacks'

There's going to be the pop-pop-pop of racist heads exploding all over this South this fall when they have to make their choice.

[NNN0LHI]

5. Batting a thousand, ain't he?

I don't think evangelicals will vote for this guy in large numbers.

Simple as that.

Don