rick perry was asked whether or not he thinks form e mormonism is a cult as jeffers said. he said no, i don t think that his campaign has tried to distance himself from the comments. he doesn t renounce the endorsement, but that he doesn t espouse the same views. i think they both want to get past this issue. maybe start talking about the economy. for someone like rick perry, the debate coming tomorrow night. it s important to get back on the right track. thank you so much. greatly appreciate it. let s bring in the daily beast reporter, mckay, thanks for joining us. you are here for two reasons. you are a great writer and also mormon. that s right. i want your thoughts on how this is being handled. this could come up in the debate and likely will. is he handling this in an effective way to help his
we know last time around we made a speech about mormonism and talked about that in the vain of jfk talking about catholici catholicism. what mitt romney tried to stick to is the economy. this is a big issue. his religion in two of the four early states, iowa and south carolina, his team thinks he might have a chance to win even with this issue out here it came close last time. they are not focusing on iowa and south carolina. they are focusing on new hampshire and nevada out west and thinking they can go win a longer term race. the dynamic is different. he is the front-runner and next in line depending on the poll you see is rick perry. now you have a lout voice who reports rick pero record attacking. he is attacking this man s religion. yeah.
joining us in the studio. on to the republican candidate for president. they are gearing up for the next debate, tomorrow night in new hampshire. mitt romney s mormon faith could be a major topic. it follows comments about romney s religion by a supporter of dallas pastor and leader, robert jeffries. he introduced perry at a values voter summit in washington. rick perry is a christian. he s an evangelical christian and a follower of jesus christ. mitt romney is not a christian. mormonism is not christianity and has always been considered a cult. do men co, mitt romney has not specifically addressed this pastor and his comments he admonished another speaker for bigotry at the values voter conference. what are we expecting and what can we hear next from mitt romney?