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December 08, 2011

Scripps: Religion still affects voters' views of candidates

by Bartholomew Sullivan
Scripps Howard News Service

WASHINGTON - A quarter of Americans in a recent poll said they are less likely to support a Mormon running for president, suggesting Republican Mitt Romney continues to have a "Mormon problem."

That was the conclusion of speakers at a Poynter Institute for Media Studies conference Thursday on "Politics and Religion: Getting it Right." The session was in part aimed at exposing false stereotypes about evangelical Christians and Mormons, with speakers explaining the sects and errors made in reporting about them.

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