Mormons & the Fear of Romney's Success

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."

In Mormon circles, news of Romney's success is a decidedly mixed bag. Like every religious minority group, we are thrilled to be represented on such a large stage, and a largely Republican Mormon population is proud of the man and eager to help him on his quest for the White House. But all of us are fearful of the election cycle and what this attention will bring to our door.