is all that is important. i think for mitt romney, it is not as much a big deal in 2012, at least publicly. economic concerns, a tea party and all that. with rick perry getting in the race, he also has michele bachmann and rick santorum doing the dirty work for him. he can come across as the mainstream guide. host: this is from a research poll that came out in may. what are the chances that you would vote for mitt romney as a mormon? 44% saying they would not vote for a mormon candidate. guest: this is clearly a problem. that is why i mention that it has not been a public issue. privately, there ll be quite a few evangelicals that will not even take a look at him for that reason alone. that is why you will not see him compete this heavily in iowa this time around. he will make a plague in south carolina. play in south carolina. host: michael is joining us from new york. caller: we are building towards tension in this country. we need to realize that we are headed for anothe