Romney's New Hampshire encounter this morning is really fascinating: 

DOVER, N.H. - Mitt Romney's visit to New Hampshire started on a sour note Tuesday when a restaurant patron declared he would not vote for the Republican presidential contender because of his faith.

 

"I'm one person who will not vote for a Mormon," Al Michaud of Dover shouted at Romney when the former Massachusetts governor approached him inside Harvey's Bakery. Romney was kicking off the second of two day's worth of campaign visits in the lead primary state.

 

Romney kept smiling as he asked, "Can I shake your hand anyway?"

 

Michaud replied, "No."

 

Michaud later told reporters he was not "a right-winger," alluding to some evangelical Christians who have compared Romney's faith to a cult. Instead, Michaud stated he was "a liberal."

 

He said he planned to vote for Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., should she win the Democratic presidential nomination.

This episode has already provoked lots of comment, beginning with Hugh Hewitt's and Dean Barnett's dead-on posts. 

Like Dean, I thought the headline was telling:  "Romney Criticized for Mormon Faith in NH."

Which raises a question:  If you support one of Romney's  opponents, and want to call attention to the Governor's religion, can it be that all you have to do is shout out a bigoted remark in the presence of the news media?  Is the MSM going to make it that easy for the Democrats?

Now that Romney's surging in national polls, not just in Iowa and New Hampshire, look for a lot more of this nonsense.  And look for religion-friendly conservatives to close ranks behind Romney when they see where the bigoted attacks are coming from.

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