Vanderbilt poll explains why Romney's flip-flopper label sticks; Political scientist says anti-Mormon bias finds cover.
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Bias against Mitt Romney’s religion is one of the reasons that the tag “flip-flopper” sticks with the former Massachusetts governor but not his Republican opponents, according to Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer.
“There is no question that Romney has changed his positions on some issues, but so have some of the other candidates,” Geer said. “Why does the label stick to Romney but not his opponents? At least some of the answer lies in Romney’s Mormon beliefs.”
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I've believed this for a long time, but had no data to back it up. Nice to know I'm not insane. There is no other plausible explanation for the way so many people peg Romney as negative, attacker, etc., while ignoring very similar (if not MORE egregious) behavior by his rivals.
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