Mershaaay posted...
masterplum posted...
From: DetroitDJ | #275
Romney has trouble racking up support in the primaries largely because he's too moderate, and primaries reward extremists. The main election, on the other hand, rewards moderates.
This exactly. Evangelical Christians will vote for him over Obama, but they would never vote for a Mormon in the primaries.
Religion has nothing to do with this. Rick Santorum is Catholic.
Religion has a lot to do with it. Santorum beat down Romney amongst Evangelicals.
Yeah, he's Catholic, but that's more acceptable than Mormon.
For example, I'd expect a Jewish candidate to succeed long before a Muslim candidate.