Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the 2012 Election
This book seeks to address the question of how we should understand the impact of Mitt Romney's faith in the 2012 election. As the first Mormon to earn a presidential nomination from a major party, the book provides a comprehensive study of Romney's histo
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tianity in Chinese Public Life: Religion, Society, and the Rule of Law Edited by Joel A. Carpenter and Kevin R. den Dulk Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the 2012 Election By Luke Perry
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the 2012 Election Luke Perry
MITTROMNEY , MORMONISM , ANDTHE2012 ELECTION
Copyright © Luke Perry, 2014. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-36074-8
All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-47201-7 ISBN 978-1-137-36082-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137360823 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perry, Luke. Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the 2012 election / by Luke Perry. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Romney, Mitt. 2. Presidential candidates—United States—Biography. 3. Mormons—United States—Biography. 4. Presidents—United States— Election—2012. 5. Mormonism—Political aspects—United States. 6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—Political activity. 7. Mormon Church—Political activity. 8. United States—Politics and government. I. Title. E901.1.R66P47 2014 324.9730932—dc23
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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: August 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents List of Tables
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Acknowledgments
ix
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Introducing the 2012 Presidential Election
2 Basic Elements of Mormonism
15
3
Born in the U.S.A.
33
4 The Mormon Moment
65
5 The Rise of Romney
85
6 Prophets and Presidents
113
7 LDS Political Advocacy
139
8
Who Won and Why
167
9
Forward
191
Notes
205
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Tables 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 4.1 4.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5
Friendship among Mormons Mormonism and the media Mormonism and Christianity Importance of Religion Mormons and Prayer Mormons and Religious Worship Religious commitment Life goals among Mormons Preferred marriage arrangements among Mormons Discrimination against Mormons compared with others Political ideology among Mormons Partisanship among Mormons Party Views of friendliness toward Mormonism among Mormons Views on size of government among Mormons Mormon views on social issues Essentials of being a good Mormon Knowledge of Mormon religion before and after the election Knowledge of Romney’s religion among registered voters General influence of religion on voting Influence of Romney’s religion
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