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By LAURIE GOODSTEIN,\u00a0<\/a><\/h6>\n
New York Times<\/span><\/h6>\n

Mitt Romney<\/a>\u2019s Mormon faith<\/a> will most likely cost him support in the primaries, but even Republicans with reservations about his religion would rally to his side in a general election against President Obama<\/a>, according to a poll <\/a>released Wednesday.
The poll, by the Pew Research Center, examined the impact of religion on the 2012 election in light of claims by some analysts that a Mormon stigma is significant enough to impede Mr. Romney\u2019s run for president.
The national survey of 1,576 registered voters found that while Mr. Romney was virtually tied with Herman Cain in the nominating fight, he would fare far better than any other Republican candidate against Mr. Obama. (The support was 47 percent for Mr. Romney and 49 percent for Mr. Obama.)
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By LAURIE GOODSTEIN,\u00a0 New York Times Mitt Romney\u2019s Mormon faith will most likely cost him support in the primaries, but even Republicans with reservations about his religion would rally to his side in a general election against President Obama, according to a poll released Wednesday. 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