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Back in July over at the Politico, I wrote:
There are many drawbacks to Romney's candidacy. But
if the media end up framing the election, as Romney-lover Hugh
Hewitt has, by asking, "A Mormon in the White House?" it will only
help the candidate by distilling criticism to one issue that he can
easily swat away by calling for religious tolerance.
Right now, my prediction is looking quite accurate. Chuck Todd
writes:
*** Mitt's speech worked; does Obama now need to
give one? Despite once leading both Iowa and New Hampshire and
spending millions in the process, Romney had never popped in the
national polls -- until now. His 20% is a nine-point increase since
November. The reason for his movement, of course, has to be the
highly publicized speech on faith he gave earlier this month.
The bottom line is that the more the discussion is about his
Mormonism rather than his flip-flops, brief and mixed record as
governor of Massachusetts, and mandate-laden health care plan, the
better it is for Romney.
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