Mormon voters wary of too much public support for Romney
Sandhya Somashekhar, Feb. 27, 2012 Washington Post
MESA, Ariz. —Among the customers browsing the light-infused Jesus paintings and spiritually tinged volumes of a Mormon bookstore here, you will find some of Mitt Romney’s most passionate supporters. But don’t expect them to go starting a “Mormons for Mitt” group anytime soon.
Mormons, one of Romney’s most loyal voting blocs, are often quiet about their support. That might be because the church discourages political involvement. But Mormon voters also describe another source of personal reticence — the danger they see in associating Romney too closely with his faith.
Many say they are convinced that suspicion about their little-known religion has at least partially prevented him from cementing his front-runner status. And they neither want to draw negative attention to their faith nor hurt his chances for the presidency.
“Romney seems to have a kind of ceiling, and I think it’s from a fear that he might be too tied to the church,” said Walt Tranmer, 71, as he left the bookstore on a recent morning. “It’s too bad that kind of animosity still exists.”
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The LDS church discourages political involvement? Explain California Proposition 8, then.
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