For those still stuck in the mode of “Mitt Romney can’t win because the evangelicals hate Mormons,” I have a few things you may want to read.
1)Read this, an article that directly addresses that issue.
2)Read this, a comprehensive look at recent comments by influential conservative pundits.
3)Read this and this, which include recent polling information.
4)Read this article discussing Romney and his visit with conservative opinion-makers in Washington.
There are a raft of pessimists out there anxious to jump on any sign that bad ol’ evangelicals are going to torpedo the Mormon candidate. Based on our history, I can understand the pessimism. But it is way, way, way overstated.
Romney is quickly becoming the conservative candidate of choice and winning over evangelicals of all stripes. Yes, there will be the occasional bigot who refuses to vote for a member of a “cult,” but he will be drowned out by the rising tide of people anxious for an articulate conservative. Romney will be that candidate.