Evangelicals to Romney: Close Enough

White evangelical Christians who believe Mormons hold different beliefs strongly favor Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama, according to a new poll.

Sixty-seven percent of white evangelicals who answered that Romney's Mormon faith, officially known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is different than their own faith said they would vote for Romney if the election were held today. The May 2-6 poll was conducted by Public Religion Research Institute, a liberal polling organization focused on religion issues. Twenty-two percent of that group said they would vote for Obama, which gives Romney a 45 percentage point advantage.

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