Posted by:
Bob...not registered
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Date: December 08, 2011 05:14PM
Interesting dynamic to play out in republican politics.
Someone posted a satire about Romney needing to have an affair in order to be considered for pres.
So, it looks like its Gingrich...Lutheran-Baptist-Catholic, and three times married, many times adulterer for the republican nomination. If he implodes, the next 2 in line to surge are Paul and Huntsman. Paul can't surge because both parties fear him terribly.
Huntsman hasn't had a surge yet, but if Gingrich implodes, he will.
That would be fascinating. Huntsman admits his mormon roots, but has essentially left the church behind. Those of us on the board know that it takes a lot of courage and character to leave a religion. Unlike Romney, Huntsman has actually shown that character. Interestingly, republican primary voters detest mormonism, and may look more favorably at someone who left the church (Huntsman) as opposed to someone who remained in the church (Romney).
I'm not petitioning for any candidate...not at all, but wouldn't it be interesting if the electorate viewed leaving mormonism (huntsman) more favorably than staying in mormonism (Romney) as to a candidates character?
With the christian right's pull in the primaries, it seems like they should run screaming from Gingrich for character issues, be scared of Romney because his character is too strong and he makes the rest of them hypocrites, and look at Huntsman as a well-informed, real person?
I'm sorry if this is too political. If it is, delete it.
But the main point is whether the rest of the world views leaving the church as better than staying in it.
Thoughts?