{"id":3706,"date":"2012-09-08T19:29:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T00:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2012-09-08T19:29:59","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T00:29:59","slug":"dear-mormon-friends-its-time-to-go-all-in-for-mitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/09\/08\/dear-mormon-friends-its-time-to-go-all-in-for-mitt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Mormon Friends, It\u2019s Time to Go \u201cAll-In\u201d for Mitt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Well, we\u2019ve\u00a0encouraged evangelicals to support Gov. Romney since 2005.<\/p>\n

Today, we talk directly to our Mormon friends via Mitt Romney Central<\/a>.\u00a0 Our letter begins:<\/p>\n

Nancy and I started Evangelicals for Mitt in 2006 with one simple idea: To enlist the mighty machinery of evangelical activism behind the single best candidate for President of the United States, Mitt Romney. Even then we could see the need for a man of Mitt\u2019s unique talents and now \u2013 with labor participation the lowest in 30 years and with the most sluggish recovery since the Great Depression \u2013 the need is even greater.<\/p>\n

We were more idealistic back in those days. Convinced of Mitt\u2019s merits, we saw our task as relatively easy. Introduce Mitt to evangelicals, deal with the relatively easy questions about theology and politics, and then watch him win social conservatives on his way to the White House. Of course politics is never easy, and there are always competitors for the same set of voters. First Mike Huckabee won enough evangelicals to hand John McCain the nomination in 2008, then Rick Santorum swept southern conservatives and challenged Mitt for the evangelical vote in 2012.<\/p>\n

But now, all that is past. Evangelicals are finally united behind Mitt (even 2008 Huckabee supporter \u2013 and coolest action star in the universe \u2013 Chuck Norris is pleading with evangelicals to vote Barack Obama out of office), and Mitt\u2019s rivaling George Bush\u2019s astounding share of the evangelical vote in 2008. Pro-Obama evangelicals are coming back home to the Republican Party after Obama\u2019s almost four-year assault on religious liberty and his zealous support for abortion. In short, evangelicals \u2013 as theologically and culturally divided as we are \u2013 will be there for Mitt on election day.<\/p>\n

Curiously, however, we\u2019ve heard disturbing reports that LDS Mitt supporters are hanging back just a bit. Some are afraid of stereotyping (\u201cjust because I\u2019m Mormon doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m going to automatically support Mitt. After all, I can\u2019t stand Harry Reid!\u201d), but many more seem just a bit confused about the role of the church in politics. If the LDS church<\/a> is politically neutral, how can you use your church relationships to mobilize voters and donors?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But is that the right way to think about this election, dear Mormon friends?\u00a0 Not at all!\u00a0 Read the rest here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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