From Deseret News archives:
Mitt's faith diminishing as issue?
At a GOP debate in Fort Lauderdale this week, moderator Brian Williams, the NBC News anchor, said a new poll for NBC and the Wall Street Journal found that 44 percent of the voters questioned said a Mormon president would have a difficult time uniting the country.
But according to the poll, 49 percent of the 1,008 people interviewed said a Mormon a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would make "no difference either way" in their decision-making. The poll also found that 46 percent of those surveyed said an "evangelical Baptist preacher" would have a hard time uniting the country, with only 40 percent saying that the preacher would make no difference either way. GOP candidate Mike Huckabee is a former evangelical preacher. The margin of error of the poll of 1,008 Floridians is a plus or minus 3 percent.
Romney's membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been a topic of discussion since his campaign started.
Romney told Williams during the debate that Americans are not going to pick a president just based on what church a candidate attends.
And Romney's supporters of various faiths seem to agree.
Jose Casas, of St. Cloud, Fla., said religion shouldn't be a factor. "I know that he is a man of faith, and I do disagree, of course, with pretty much the doctrines of his denomination. But I think I am electing a president, I am not electing him to be the pastor of my church, and I am willing to support him regardless of his religion," said Casas, who is a Southern Baptist and described himself as an evangelical Christian.
He said he had no concerns that LDS Church leaders in Salt Lake City would be dictating to a Romney White House.
Judith Huffer, a Methodist from Crystal River, Fla., said it's not what a candidate's faith is but that he has faith and shares the same views on issues.
Huffer attended a campaign event in Lutz wearing a 2002 Winter Olympics Roots beret that was immensely popular during the Salt Lake City Games.
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