[Vigilanteman]

Whatever your opinion of Romney, the problem with the primary system is far too much weight on Iowa and New Hampshire. McCain practically lived in New Hampshire. Huckabee won Iowa by playing the religious bigotry card. Romney and Fred Thompson split the votes of economic conservatives. At this juncture, I see Sarah Palin as the only one who could potentially unite all three factions (social, economic and national defense conservatives).

Genuine Catholics (as opposed to CINOs) and Mormons are too big a part of the conservative base to stomach a bigot like Huckabee.

A significant minority of Evangelicals who can't put their hatred of these two groups behind their love of country are too big of part of the conservative base to elect anyone with the "wrong" religion. This means no Romney, Jindal or Eric Cantor, no matter how capable they might be (though a VP slot could be acceptable).

There may be others, but at this moment, Sarah is the only one I think capable of bridging that gap.

Who know? After enough years in exile, some conservatives will be willing to give up their insistence on a religious test. But not at this point in time.

[Leisler]

"Romney and Fred Thompson split the votes of economic conservatives"

Kool-Aid Award.

New Hampshire's TV and news market is Boston. They well knew who they were not going to vote for, Mitt.

[ansel12]

A significant minority of Evangelicals who can't put their hatred of these two groups behind their love of country are too big of part of the conservative base to elect anyone with the "wrong" religion. This means no Romney, Jindal or Eric Cantor, no matter how capable they might be (though a VP slot could be acceptable).

Your religious hatred and bigotry has led you to post an inaccurate claim, evangelicals love Bobby Jindal and they will vote for him in droves, although the Catholics love Obama I think that they would vote for Jindal also but probably not in as high of percentages as Evangelicals

Here is how the conservative vote shakes out.

[CommerceComet]

After enough years in exile, some conservatives will be willing to give up their insistence on a religious test.

Romney's problem is that some conservatives are not willing to give up their insistence on a conservatism test.

[Tennessee Nana]

A significant minority of Evangelicals who can’t put their hatred of these two groups behind their love of country are too big of part of the conservative base to elect anyone with the “wrong” religion.
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Golly things must have changed over the years...

I can remember during the Democrat conventiobn in 1992 when Clinton was nominated...

We all sttod aoutside the PO building, arms around each other or holding hands...

singing praise songs to our Lord Jesus Christ, and rallying against abortion together...

Catholics and Protestants together...

I didnt hear one ugly word...

Not then nor at the rally at the Catholic Church one night...

Was that Mitt Romney and his Dad I saw standing with us against abortion ???

As for Jindal and Cantor...

You listed them with Romney...

Do you consider them liberals also ???

One is a Catholic...

One is a Jew...

I didbnt hear you say you planned to vote for them...

You said “a bigot like Huckabee.”

Then you claim that “some conservatives will be willing to give up their insistence on a religious test.”

I didnt see many conservatives being bigoted against Huckabee or Romney...

I did see the mormons in Utah voting 90% for Romney..

But thats OK cause the mormons also voted for Obama in Salt Lake County

and helped elect the first mormon president...

In fact more of the mormons in Utah voted for Obama than we Christians did in TN...

Nope they aint bigots in Utah

;)

[Norman Bates]

A significant minority of Evangelicals who can't put their hatred of these two groups behind their love of country are too big of part of the conservative base to elect anyone with the "wrong" religion. This means no Romney, Jindal or Eric Cantor, no matter how capable they might be (though a VP slot could be acceptable).

After the Evangelical George W. Bush they ought to tuck their tail between their legs. It's not the Protestant Party it's the Republican Party.

[Elsie]

 Huckabee won Iowa by playing the religious bigotry card.

 

I just HATE when that happens!

 

 

 

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/js_h/1/17#17

  17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
  18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
  19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
  20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, mother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother,

“I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.”