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It's Mitt by a mile

It's not a mormon thing, though. No, really.

Does it matter?

Mitt will sweep the Utah primary, but that's where it will end folks!

How truly sad. Utah's preference here is not reflected anywhere else in the country, showing that there are people who vote for candidates based purely on their religious affiliation... not on their stances on the issues and what they may or may not do for the country. That's disturbing.

Baa, baa, baa!!!!!!!!!!

will take alot praying ..

Regardless of his church affiliation, Romney is the best man for the job.

If the African Americans vote for an African American is it an African American thing? Or will it just be said that the African American candidate understands the issues African Americans face and therefore African Americans vote for the African American candidate?

Mitt Romney's continuing support from Utahns rather baffles me. Yes, he's LDS, but so are folks like Harry Reid and even Ted Bundy--and it seems to me that Utahns should be far more concerned with what Romney does than what he considers himself to be. And, yes, he's clearly a skilled leader, and, if nothing else, he looks the part--but skilled leaders can also lead us astray and, in my view, appearance matters far less than substance. I want a President who is both good and wise and, in my view, Romney's character and record don't suffice. Moreover, when I read what LDS leaders (such as J. Reuben Clark Jr. and Ezra Taft Benson, among so many others) have taught us over time about political principles, I find it terribly ironic that LDS Mitt Romney adheres so poorly to them while non-LDS Ron Paul adheres so well to them. Ain't life weird? In any case, I keep hoping that Utahns will start to rethink their staunch support of Romney as next year's Republican Party primaries draw near. In the meantime, I'll keep following election news like this with great interest.

If Republican voters, including those in Utah, would conscientiously sit down and compare their own personal values with those of the candidates, Romney would likely rank about 6 or 8 among the current choices. We are too caught up in one issue (LDS membership) that has nothing to do with how Romney would govern if elected. While I believe in repentance, I am very concerned by the disparity between some of the values he should have had (but didn't) as a stake president, the values he now pretends to have as a presidential candidate, and the actual personal values that shaped the political decisions he made as governor of Massachusetts.

The one story that has yet to hit Utah is Mitt's stand on wind power in Cape Cod. He's aligned himself with Ted and Bobby Kennedy to oppose a major wind project 5 to 8 miles off the coast of the Cape that could provide 75 % of the Cape's electricity needs with price stable wind power largely because of the aethetics of the project. At a time when our oil dollars are paying for Mideast terrorism, Iran's nuclear bomb program, etc., I'd like to hear more about Mitt's views on how America will address our oil dependency and energy crisis. Is he for nuclear power, common in socialist countries like France and Japan that can afford the subsidies for that industry? Is he for biofuels/ethanol/wind power big in politically conservative midwest states like Kansas and Iowa? Is he for solar, like California's Schwarzenegger? Will he pursue domestic energy technologies to keep energy dollars here at home or will he support "more of the same" energy imports from hostile foreign countries? If Cape Cod and his Kennedy buddies are any indication, I guess we can be assured of keeping our ocean views off private beaches unobstructed.

It's a shame so many members are having a knee-jerk reaction to a Mormon running for president. They seem to have forgotten (or overlooked) his record as governor of Massachusetts, especially his stance on gays, Boy Scouts, and abortion.

"When asked by Newsweek if he has done baptisms for the dead�in which Mormons find the names of dead people of all faiths and baptize them�Romney looked slightly startled and answered, "I have in my life, but I haven't recently." Based on his reaction, you'd think he was asked if he ever smoked pot!

It appears painfully clear that Brother Mitt is not at all comfortable with his membership in the Church. His politics are not the politics one would expect from a faithful member.

If by some stroke of luck Mitt makes it to the Oval Office, I guarantee the rest of us will be spending the next four years trying to explain to non-members "that's not the way most Mormons behave."

I would urge all those members who are voting to for Mitt to rethink their choice for a presidential candidate.

Should we be proud that an LDS member is running for president? Sure we should, but we have to consider: Do Utah polls really have an impact on presidential elections? 5 of the 535 electoral votes? That's less than one percent; is he really a ahead by a mile, or is he guaranteed one percent of the nations vote.

Sad commentary that this type of story appears under LDS Newsline

Yeah! Mitt Romney, the next President of Utah! Guess what? Utah's votes don't even matter and Mitt is barely on the radar at the national level.

300 million people in this country and the best we can do is Hillary and Mitt?

I think anyone here could have told you that. It's a little like saying the sky is blue. Utah is soooo predictable.

Utahns supporting a mormon republican candidate?

Is hell about to freeze over?

Can someone tell me why 50% of Democrats polled would not vote in the Democratic primary? Mitt getting the majority of the votes in Utah is not surprising, nor is it news. The news here is why so many Democrats are opting to sit this one out!

....do you need for "BLIND OBEDIENCE"?