by Aaron » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:59 pm
Let's not forget people that the GOP isn't stupid enough to run a Mormon in a year that they think they had a chance. I don't believe there was evidence anywhere that Mormon was familiar enough or well-received enough to not be a distracting trait. They knew they had no answer for Obama, so they used the year to burn off a little fundamentalist influence. Ideally, Romney's loss, and Ryan's help in that loss, will deleverage the party.
There are people in politics who have foresight.