There was an amazing dearth of news related to the topics of this blog yesterday.  The only real news was Romney's interview on Hugh Hewitt.  Hugh and the governor seemed to agree with us about the lack of news:

HH: Now yesterday, Politico ran a story, Politico.com on lawyers for Romney, a gathering at D.C.’s Hogan and Hartson. And I saw on the host committee the name Jay Sekulow, one of the great Evangelical attorneys in America. Has Jay signed on with you?

 

MR: Jay has signed on with me. He is a great advisor. As you know, he is very close to Pat Robertson and Mark DeMoss, and his support, on a whole series of legal issues, and making sure people understand the truth on my positions, has been a great support to me. He’s gathered a number of Evangelical leaders to sit down with me, with my wife Ann, actually with my son, who also visited Liberty University. So Jay is a great supporter.

 

HH: Now does that mean along with…you mentioned the DeMoss endorsement, Mark DeMoss, a big figure in Evangelical circles, that the Mormon problem that we discussed at length for the book is in fact shrinking?

 

MR: Yeah, I think so. Among the leaders of the Evangelical Christian movement, I have heard time and again that of course Mormon theology is going to be different than that of Evangelical Christians. But they say look, we’re not electing a pastor-in-chief, we’re electing somebody to help run the country. And as long as that person’s values are our values, and that person’s position on issues are our positions on issues, then we’re going to support him. So you know, I read that in some cases, Jim Dobson for instance, he’s saying he would not vote for Mayor Giuliani or Senator McCain, and he’s keeping an open mind with regards to me, at least at this point. That’s encouraging to me. I think these folks are going to look beyond a particular brand of religion, and look instead at the values of the person. And I think as people look at me and my wife, the fact that we’ve been married 38 years today, that we have five kids, ten grandkids, and look at their lives as well, you’ll see that our values are as American as you’ll find anywhere in the country. [Emphasis added.]

I hate to disagree with two such notable lights on this issue, but while "shrinking" is technically accurate, it's not shrinking all that much.  Opposition, based on The Question, from evangelical circles has always been mild and it has shaken out from these circles for quite a while now.  The left; however, is entrenched on this matter, and while they may be temporarily quiescent, they are far from done.  We are in for much more from the Weisbergs of the world.

It is also important to note that some in evangelical circles, such as Al Mohler as cited in Hugh's book, are firmly entrenched in opposition to a Mormon candidate.  At the moment they show no signs of organizing that opposition, but the murmering will remain.  Then there is the "whispering" out of South Carolina….

Lowell adds:  I suppose this blog and its supportive readers would be among those who are "firmly entrenched in opposition to a Mormon candidate."  Wow.  (HT:  Nutmeggers for Mitt.)

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