that romney is a mormon. i think in iowa, for example, where 44% of gop primary voters are evangelical, 42% say they know people that the people they know would not vote for romney. that s like saying i won t vote for romney. i know it does. you know, that is a huge obstacle for romney. that means that the evangelical vote as it moves to iowa, maybe not so much in new hampshire but then as it hits in south carolina and the southern states, if he s got almost half of republican primary voters questioning whether his religion is a cult, he s got a huge problem on his hands. well, let me go to nicolle on that. i didn t want to start on that. i wanted to start on what seems to be this tissue rejection of romney by the tea party conservative wing of the republican party. address that question raised by jennifer. will his lds religion end up forcing the republicans to look
i wanted to start on what seems to be this tissue rejection of romney by the tea party conservative wing of the republican party. address that question raised by jennifer. will his lds religion end up forcing the republicans to look to another candidate between now and next year? i don t think so, and i think, chris, you know that every candidate in both parties always has to bring some burden with them on the campaign trail. for john mccain, who is was last candidate i worked for, it was his position on immigration. he had once supported comprehensive immigration reform with the late ted kennedy, so george w. bush brought some positions that were suspect to the republican base when he ran in the primary in 2000, things he had done in texas with the late lieutenant governor bullock, so every nominee brings a burden of some positions and obstacles. i don t think your analysis of what s been going on with the republican side is entirely unfair, but i do think we re seeing a transition.
that means that the evangelical vote as it moves to iowa, maybe not so much in new hampshire but then as it hits in south carolina and the southern states, if he s got almost half of republican primary voters questioning whether his religion is a cult, he s got a huge problem on his hands. well, let me go to nicole on that. i didn t want to start on that. i wanted to start on what seems to be this tissue rejection of romney by the tea party conservative wing of the republican party. address that question raised by jennifer. will his lds religion end up forcing the republicans to look to another candidate between now and next year? i don t think so, and i think, chris, you know that every candidate in both parties always has to bring some burden with them on the campaign trail. for john mccain, who is was last candidate i worked for, it was his position on immigration. he had once supported comprehensive immigration reform with the late ted kennedy, so