Mormons are far from a majority in Nevada, but the constitute a substantial sector of the state, and especially within the Republican Party.
On Nevada: “Trump hits a Mormon wall”
On Utah: “Why Trump Could Turn America’s Most Republican State Blue”
I’m not a Trumpist, of course. But it would seem that, when your candidate risks losing the most committed portion of his party’s support, it might not be absurdly unreasonable to regard that as a potential problem.
Most observers have thought that the “Mormon moment” was over with Mitt Romney’s loss to Barack Obama in 2012. That may not quite be true.
Posted from Edinburgh, Scotland
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