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Romney’s Ties to Marriott’s Porn and Mormonism Could Pose Problem for Iowa Social Conservatives

By Ben Weyl 7/15/07

With hopes of gaining the support of influential social conservatives for his presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney regularly denounces the “cesspool” of pornography on the campaign trail. But recently, those would be supporters have been grumbling that Romney did not do enough to shut down hardcore movie options in Marriott hotels while he [...]

Unlike Dad, Romney’s Mormon Faith Goes Under Iowa Microscope

By Ben Weyl 7/2/07

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is not the first Mormon to run for president. He’s following in the footsteps of his father, George Romney, the late Michigan governor who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 1968 but lost to Richard Nixon. When Romney’s father ran, his faith was “mentioned, but it was not a [...]

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