Romney's Mormon Faith Faces Uphill Fight in South Carolina

Can a Mormon win the White House? It's a question on the minds of many voters watching former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- not to mention Romney's campaign itself. But for the Romney camp, the more immediate question is whether Romney can conquer the South, a region where evangelicals are not only political kingmakers, but also deeply skeptical about the Mormon faith.

"Trying to sell Mormonism as an acceptable orthodox Christian faith is a huge mistake. It's not going to work with evangelicals," said one Southern Baptist leader. "Most southern voters want to know what the religious perspectives of the candidates are, and it's important to them. It's not determinative, but it's important."

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