Before we start bashing Mormons this year, let me say this.

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11. The Mormons I grew up with in the Bay Area, Oakland near the temple, were all pretty nice,

kind people. I'm still in touch with many of my contemporaries and even the devoutly Mormon people have remained kind and decent people regardless of their political beliefs. I could see voting for any one of them for local office. Although I will not vote for any republican, ever.

The Mormons from Utah in my wife's family tend to be a scary bunch. Especially the ones who stay in the church. The non-Mormon and "fallen" Mormons in her family have justifiably bad things to say about the hard core Mormons. And they avoid the hard core ones as much as they can.

I would never consider voting for any of the hard core Mormons for political office. Just as even though I was raised Catholic I would never vote for any hard core conservative Catholic candidate. Similar mind sets.

Willard Romney is one of the most uncomfortable, wooden people I have ever observed. He would be repellant no matter what his religious or ethnic background. I think its his most identifiable aspect and one he can never compensate for. The adherence to crazy Mormon dogma, ( he is a bishop in that church) is merely icing on the turd cake that his his candidacy.