Does it really matter?
"I don't think in modern day America anybody is going to run against him because of his religion. I don't think his argument last week with al sharpton will be anything other than a sideshow, nor should it be. I think the real question is: Where does he stand on the issues? What's he going to do for America and how do his views match up with the Democrats?"
Well said. I didn't even realize people still thought that the Mormons were huge on polygamy anymore. I thought that was a thing of the past-gone and over with.
What the guy said in the interview is true--who's going to run against him because of his religion? Granted, we can't neglect his religion; we can't trivialize it and say that no one cares at all. It probably does and will have an affect on the voters. But that's from the point of view of the voters, not the candidates. I highly doubt the candidates would see his religion as a big enough weakness to explicitly run against it. Truly, it is the issues that he flip-flopped on that should be much more of a concern to anybody than his religion.
As for his charisma...
That most definitely is a force formidable enough that his opponents may have to deal with. During the presidential campaign and elections of 1960, Nixon practically got owned by Kennedy because of their televised debates. In a nutshell, Kennedy was more charismatic--and he won.
Religion? Not as much of an issue as is his charisma.
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1st Ammendment - Separation of State and Religion.
While this is and should be enforced, people often fail to realize how much a person's religious beliefs affect their attitude towards politics, government and personal values.
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