March 8, 2012

Was There a Mormon Moment Super Tuesday?

Kurt Manwaring, Deseret News

The “Mormon Moment” has been gaining momentum over the last several years. As Super Tuesday results trickled in Tuesday, Mitt Romney’s religion was still making news.

An awareness of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the American consciousness has certainly outlived a “15 minutes of fame” news cycle. Perhaps starting with the Olympics in 2002 and then gaining a burst of speed when Romney first ran for president in 2008, more and more people are familiar with the global faith based out of Salt Lake...

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