I’m amazed he’s that close. It’s supposed to be Mormon country, and they reelected McCain after all.
Identity politics at its worse.
There is no significant Mormon base for Romney. He picks up a few points in identity politics from non-thinking Mormons but the problem he has in Arizona is that the most politically active, “likely primary voter” Mormons are too conservative for his moderate/liberal squishy message. In Arizona the Ron Paul ranks are chock full of Mormons. Lots of Mormons I know were in the Gingrich camp prior to his (maybe final) collapse. Reading the article you can see that Mitt Romney has a Mormon problem...with Mormons. The most famous (or infamous if you are the liberal media) Mormon politician in Arizona is Russel Pearce - author of our famous SB1070 - and where is Russel Pearce this week - speaking to the Maricopa County Republicans along with Sheriff Joe and ...Rick Santorum - Mitt Romney-Not there - too much controversy for Moderate Mitt him even though he is endorsed by at least Joe.