April 12, 2012

Mormons & the Fear of Romney's Success

Tresa Edmunds, Guardian

Tuesday night, fresh from hearing of Rick Santorum's withdrawal from the presidential campaign, I went out for frozen yoghurt with a bunch of friends from church. I asked my friends, almost all of whom are Republican, how they felt about Romney being the Republican candidate. Conversation ended instantly as my friends slumped wearily. One woman spoke for everyone when she said: "I just want it to be over."
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